The Ruling on Learning Sorcery and the Obligation Regarding Books of Sorcery
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What is the view of the Islamic religion regarding the sorcerous methods and ways that are spread in some books in the libraries, which entice every young man to read them and act upon what is in them, especially since there is a noble hadith that says: , so how is it possible to learn sorcery and not act upon it? I ask for an answer to this inquiry. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The books that teach sorcery must be destroyed and put an end to, and it is not permissible to learn them or act upon what is in them. This hadith mentioned by the questioner has no basis; rather, it is an incorrect hadith. This is false; it has no basis. This hadith mentioned by the questioner has no basis. The position of the scholars of knowledge is that it is not permissible to learn sorcery or act upon it; rather, one must beware of it, because learning it and teaching it is disbelief, because one does not reach it except by worshipping the devils other than Allah, seeking aid from the jinn, and the like. Allah mentioned regarding the two angels in Surat al-Baqarah, and He the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah:102], so He made clear that learning it is disbelief. [al-Baqarah:102], so that indicates that learning sorcery is among the matters of disbelief. Therefore, it is obligatory for every Muslim to beware of that, and not to learn disbelief and sorcery, and not to go to the sorcerers, fortune-tellers, and astrologers. It is not permissible for him to ask them or believe them; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 2230 narrated by Muslim in the Sahih. And even if he did not believe him Sahih Muslim 2230 and did not say: "so he believed him," that indicates that asking him is not permissible, and believing him is greater in sin. So he does not ask him and does not believe him. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 15:741, so it is not permissible to go to the fortune-tellers, who are those who claim knowledge of the unseen, nor the diviners, who claim knowledge of the unseen through preambles they claim and things they claim. All of this is false, so it is not permissible to ask them, nor is it permissible to believe them, nor is it permissible to buy the books that contain their knowledge; rather, they must be destroyed and burned. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Learn sorcery and do not act upon it
تعلموا السحر ولا تعملوا بهAnswer: The books that teach sorcery must be destroyed and put an end to, and it is not permissible to learn them or act upon what is in them. This hadith mentioned by the questioner has no basis; rather, it is an incorrect hadith.
Learn sorcery and do not act upon it
تعلموا السحر ولا تعملوا بهBut the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلا تَكْفُرBut the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلا تَكْفُرHe who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted.
من أتى عرافًا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلةHe who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything
من أتى عرافًا فسأله عن شيءWhoever goes to a fortune-teller or a diviner and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
من أتى كاهنًا أو عرافًا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد ﷺThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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