Is there repentance for the sorcerer?
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Q: Is there no repentance for the sorcerer?
A: The correct view is that there is no repentance for him in terms of the apparent ruling; rather, he must be killed once it is established by the Shari'ah evidence before the court that he is a sorcerer, in order to protect the Muslim community from his evil. The basis for this is that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) ordered his governors to kill sorcerers without asking them to repent. Similarly, Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, ordered the killing of a slave girl who had cast a spell on her, and she did not ask her to repent.
It is also established from the noble Companion Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "The punishment for the sorcerer is to be struck with the sword." As for what is between him and Allah, his repentance is accepted if he is sincere in it, due to the generality of the statement of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-Nur: 31] and the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 121 and his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam) and because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) accepted the repentance of the polytheists and forgave them, and the sorcerer is included among them if he repents and is sincere.
A: The correct view is that there is no repentance for him in terms of the apparent ruling; rather, he must be killed once it is established by the Shari'ah evidence before the court that he is a sorcerer, in order to protect the Muslim community from his evil. The basis for this is that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) ordered his governors to kill sorcerers without asking them to repent. Similarly, Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, ordered the killing of a slave girl who had cast a spell on her, and she did not ask her to repent.
It is also established from the noble Companion Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "The punishment for the sorcerer is to be struck with the sword." As for what is between him and Allah, his repentance is accepted if he is sincere in it, due to the generality of the statement of Allah the Exalted:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَVerily migration wipes out all the previous (misdeeds)
التوبة تهدم ما كان قبلهاThe one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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