The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And from the evil of those who blow in the knots."
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The Shaykh : Then He said: [Al-Falaq 113:4] She is the sorceress. The sorceress ties a knot and blows on it like this, and she recites a recitation by which she utilizes the jinn. Every time she blows, she ties a knot, and the one she has cast a spell on is afflicted; the one she has cast a spell on is afflicted.
And His saying: Is the meaning "from the women who blow in the knots" or "from the souls who blow in the knots"? Is the meaning "from the women who blow in the knots" or "from the souls who blow in the knots"?
The student: The souls.
The Shaykh : Why did you choose "the souls"? Why did you choose it? Stand up, my brother.
The student: It is more comprehensive.
The Shaykh : Because it is more comprehensive. Well done, excellent. And this is the stronger position: that the meaning is "the souls who blow in the knots," because it is more comprehensive, including both men and women, because some of the sorcerers are men.
So what is sorcery?
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
ومن شر النفاثات في العقدAnd His saying:
those who blow
النفاثاتThe student: The souls.
The Shaykh : Why did you choose "the souls"? Why did you choose it? Stand up, my brother.
The student: It is more comprehensive.
The Shaykh : Because it is more comprehensive. Well done, excellent. And this is the stronger position: that the meaning is "the souls who blow in the knots," because it is more comprehensive, including both men and women, because some of the sorcerers are men.
So what is sorcery?