Does the sorcery of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And they do not harm anyone by it except by the permission of Allah”?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We said that, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the cow, it was not possible for the cow to be [sacrificed] by the [people], but does the sorcery of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:102]?
The Shaykh : Yes, it falls under this.
The questioner : That it harms by the permission of Allah?
The Shaykh : They performed sorcery, but they did not harm him, meaning they did not achieve what they intended. They intended to cast a spell on the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). It is well known that the one who cast the spell was Labid ibn al-‘A’sam, a Jew. He cast the spell hoping that the Prophet would say something from his own mind and attribute it to the revelation, which would be a criticism of him. But, praise be to Allah, he did not achieve his goal. The most that happened was that it was made to appear to the Prophet that he had done something in his household when he had not done it. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) cured him.
But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah.
وما هم بضارين به من أحد إلا بإذن اللهThe Shaykh : Yes, it falls under this.
The questioner : That it harms by the permission of Allah?
The Shaykh : They performed sorcery, but they did not harm him, meaning they did not achieve what they intended. They intended to cast a spell on the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). It is well known that the one who cast the spell was Labid ibn al-‘A’sam, a Jew. He cast the spell hoping that the Prophet would say something from his own mind and attribute it to the revelation, which would be a criticism of him. But, praise be to Allah, he did not achieve his goal. The most that happened was that it was made to appear to the Prophet that he had done something in his household when he had not done it. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) cured him.