Explanation of the author's statement: "And he who clings to something, he is left to it."

The Shaykh : Then he said:
That is, he holds onto it and relies upon it. "He is left to it" means that he made this thing to which he clung his support, so Allah leaves him to it and abandons him.
So if someone asks: What is the connection between this phrase and what came before it?
We say: The connection is that the one who performs the blowing and tying of knots seeks to reach his need and objectives through this thing, so he is left to this forbidden act. Or another aspect is that some people, when they are afflicted with magic through the methods of blowing and tying knots, go to the sorcerers and cling to them, rather than going to the permissible recitations and medicines. Now, whoever clings to Allah and relies upon Him, Allah suffices him. If Allah is your sufficient protector, you will inevitably reach what you desire.
But whoever clings to any of the created things is left to it, and whoever is left to any of the created things is left to weakness, incapacity, and deficiency. This hadith, in its generality, includes the one who relies on himself and becomes proud of what he says and does, for he is left to himself, and thus left to weakness, as came in the hadith, and to deficiency and incapacity. Therefore, you should always be clinging to whom? To Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in all your words, actions, and states, until matters are made easy for you. It is true that we say: rely on yourself in relation to people; in relation to people, do not ask people for help or seek their support, and be self-sufficient regarding them. But in relation to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), no; rather, always be relying upon your Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) until matters are made easy for you, for whoever relies upon Allah, He is his sufficient protector.
Those who are of this type, who cling to certain amulets and hang them up, are left to them and do not achieve their objective. But if they relied upon Allah and followed the lawful paths, they would achieve what they desire.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the threads that are tied with this, and the amulets, and what is similar to that, all fall under this. It is general.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Which one? The connection of this hadith is that these sorcerers reach their goal through this magic, seeking to attain the objective they desire.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: The last phrase...

The Shaykh : The whole phrase. This is one aspect. Those who cling to magic and make it a craft, through which they reach their objectives, are left to it, and the end of their affair is loss, and...
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, it falls under this, correct. Now, also, whoever clings to any of the people of the graves falls under this, or not? Yes, it falls under this. He clings to the occupant of the grave and makes him his goal and makes him his helper in times of distress and his refuge when seeking matters. This person is left to him. It has been mentioned to us previously that Allah says: And we explained that a person may be tested, and he may obtain what he desires through the supplication of these people, but this desired thing that he obtained was obtained through their supplication, or not? Through their supplication, not through their supplication, because they are unable to bring anything. The verse is explicit: Yes. But Allah the Exalted may test whomever He wills of His servants.