The relevance of the hadith to the chapter.
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The Shaykh : The relevance of the hadith to the chapter is clear, is it not? Since the explanation concerns sorcery, we thereby know that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) was wise in his choice of the chapter title, where he said: "Chapter on explaining some of the types of sorcery". He did not rule on them as being either forbidden or lawful, because some of it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), some of it is haram (forbidden) among the major sins, and some of it is ja'iz (permissible), depending on the intention behind it and depending on its effect and consequences. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : As for politics, the person speaking about politics may be someone who lacks eloquence, or he may be someone who is strong in speech. For example, many of the people you hear speaking, when they speak, you wish they had not spoken. Eloquence may be found in the politician and the non-politician alike, just as I mentioned... just as we referred to the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : As for politics, the person speaking about politics may be someone who lacks eloquence, or he may be someone who is strong in speech. For example, many of the people you hear speaking, when they speak, you wish they had not spoken. Eloquence may be found in the politician and the non-politician alike, just as I mentioned... just as we referred to the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah...