The Obligation to Destroy Books of Sorcery and Astrology

We reviewed the first question from 'Abd al-Rahman. As for his second question, he says: I hope you will clarify the prohibition of using and reading books of sorcery and astrology, as they are widely available. Some of my colleagues want to buy them, saying: If they are not used for harm, there is nothing forbidden in that. We ask for your guidance, may Allah guide you?
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance.
As for what follows: What the questioner said is true. It is obligatory for Muslims to beware of books of sorcery and astrology, and it is obligatory to destroy them. It is obligatory for whoever finds them to destroy them, because they harm the Muslim and lead him to shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and Allah says in His great Book regarding the two angels: [al-Baqarah: 102]. This indicates that learning sorcery and practicing it is kufr (disbelief). Therefore, it is obligatory for the people of Islam to fight books that teach sorcery and astrology, and to destroy them wherever they are. This is the obligatory duty. It is not permissible for a student of knowledge or anyone else to read them or learn from them. Likewise, one who is not a student of knowledge has no right to read them, nor to learn what is in them, nor to approve of them, because they lead to kufr (disbelief) in Allah. The obligatory duty is to destroy them wherever they are. All books that teach sorcery and astrology, such as Shams al-Ma'arif and its like, must be destroyed. Yes.