The Shari'ah Treatment for Sorcery

Question:
The questioner from Libya says: O Shaykh, what is the Shari'ah treatment for sorcery? What is the Shari'ah treatment for waswas (whispers of doubt)? And are there any Shari'ah supplications that you advise us to recite?

Answer:
The treatment for sorcery is with the Shari'ah means of seeking refuge: by reciting Ayat al-Kursi and [al-Ikhlas:1] and the two Mu'awwidhat (chapters of seeking refuge), and repeating this. This is among the greatest treatments. Reflecting on the Qur'an and benefiting from it: one should recite whatever is easy of the Qur'an, such as al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi, and [al-Ikhlas:1], and the two Mu'awwidhat, as well as whatever is easy of the other verses. He should recite them over the person afflicted with sorcery so that Allah may free him from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, removed from him what had befallen him of sorcery when Allah revealed to him the two Mu'awwidhat chapters and he said: . So seeking refuge with the two Mu'awwidhat along with [al-Ikhlas:1] is among the greatest causes for the removal of sorcery, along with reciting al-Fatihah and Ayat al-Kursi, and whatever is easy of the Qur'anic verses, such as the end of Surat al-Hashr and others. This is accompanied by seeking refuge with the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, repeating: , . All of this is part of the treatment.
And if a skilled doctor or a person who knows another material treatment is found, and there is no prohibition or doubt in it, then there is no harm. For example, if he takes seven leaves of green sidr (lotus tree) and grinds them between two stones, then recites over them Ayat al-Kursi and [al-Kafirun:1], and [al-Ikhlas:1], and the two Mu'awwidhat, and al-Fatihah, then drinks from it and takes a bath with it. This has been tried in the treatment of sorcery and has benefited many. We have used it with many people and Allah has benefited them with it. It is also beneficial for a man who is prevented from his wife. This treatment came from some of the Salaf (early generations). It is tried and beneficial for sorcery and for preventing a man from his wife. But greater than that is treatment with the Qur'an: with al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi, [al-Ikhlas:1], and the two Mu'awwidhat, and other Qur'anic verses. One recites and spits (with a light spittle) and seeks refuge with the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. All of this is a great and beneficial treatment. Allah has benefited our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with it, and He has benefited others of the Muslims with it.
It is not permissible to visit sorcerers or to believe them. It is not permissible to seek treatment from sorcerers, nor to ask them, nor to believe them. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): , and he said: . So it is obligatory to be cautious of visiting sorcerers, fortune-tellers, astrologers, and diviners, and to be cautious of believing them, because all of this is not permissible; rather, it is a great evil. So one must be cautious of it. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.