What is the authenticity of the hadith of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that says, "Kill every male and female sorcerer," which is in his book, and is every person who practices sorcery to be killed?
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The questioner : It is narrated that before his death, he said, "Kill every male and female sorcerer." It is also established from Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) that she killed a sorceress who had cast a spell on her, and the sorceress confessed to it.
The Shaykh : First of all, regarding the book: what is the book of 'Umar that you mean?
The questioner : The book that 'Umar narrated is originally in al-Bukhari in the Book of Jizyah, and it was also narrated by Abu Dawud, al-Bayhaqi, and others with a sound chain: that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), two years before his death...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Two years before his death.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : "He wrote to them a letter saying, 'Kill every male and female sorcerer.'"
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : "And separate every person who has a mahram (close relative) among the Zoroastrians."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he said, "So we stoned three sorceresses." This is the book I mean!
The Shaykh : What I see, and Allah knows best, is that it refers to a specific type of sorcerer whose disbelief is exposed, and not every person who practices sorcery.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Allah knows best.
The questioner : What made me ask is: you mentioned in "Al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah" after tracing the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1460Da'if (Darussalam), which is weak according to al-Tirmidhi, you mentioned those who deal with the Shaytan and the sim (spirit), and these known Rafi'i people, I said, if Jundub were alive, he would have done to them what he did to that sorcerer!!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I said, perhaps the Shaykh sees this as a general rule?
The Shaykh : In a rule, no.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : First of all, regarding the book: what is the book of 'Umar that you mean?
The questioner : The book that 'Umar narrated is originally in al-Bukhari in the Book of Jizyah, and it was also narrated by Abu Dawud, al-Bayhaqi, and others with a sound chain: that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), two years before his death...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Two years before his death.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : "He wrote to them a letter saying, 'Kill every male and female sorcerer.'"
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : "And separate every person who has a mahram (close relative) among the Zoroastrians."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he said, "So we stoned three sorceresses." This is the book I mean!
The Shaykh : What I see, and Allah knows best, is that it refers to a specific type of sorcerer whose disbelief is exposed, and not every person who practices sorcery.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Allah knows best.
The questioner : What made me ask is: you mentioned in "Al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah" after tracing the hadith:
The punishment of the Sahir is a strike of the sword.
حدُّ الساحر ضربه بالسيفThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I said, perhaps the Shaykh sees this as a general rule?
The Shaykh : In a rule, no.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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