Tuesday, 19 March 2024    Home  •  About Us  •  Contact Us
You are here: Home / Magic and the Occult
Shaykh Saalih Aal al-Shaykh on the Nature of the Magic Which Expels from Islaam
Filed under: Magic and the Occult
Friday, November 02 2012 - by Abu.Iyaad


Bookmark and Share

Mail to a FriendPrinter friendly

Shaykh Saalih Aal al-Shaykh, in his commentary on Kitab al-Tawheed, in the chapter related to magic (sihr) says the following (see al-Jaami' al-Fareed Fee Sharh Kitaab al-Tawheed 1/978 onwards):

As for the magic which is kufr (disbelief) and major shirk (polytheism) with Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic - then it is employing the devils, seeking aid by way of them in order to attain a matter through the means of becoming near to those devils by something of the types of worship. And the jurists have defined magic by their saying that it is is spells and incantations, tying knots and blowing on them. So magic harms in reality, and it causes illness in reality and it kills in reality. So the reality of magic then is that it is the employment of the devils in order to bring about effect and it is not possible for a magician to attain the execution of his magic until he seeks nearness to the devils. So when he has become near to them the devils amongst the Jinn serve him by affecting the body of the one on whom magic is done. Hence, every magician has a servant from the devils who aids him, and every magician has one from the devils from whom he seeks aid. Hence, it is not possible for a magician to be a magician in reality except when he seeks nearness to the devils, and for this reason, magic is shirk with Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic...

And there is something that outwardly might be magic but in reality (inwardly) it is not magic, and this speech (here) is not about that type of magic, rather the speech here is about the magic which occurs through seeking aid with the devils... and this magic which is using the devils is shirk and kufr (disbelief) in Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic ...

...And some of the Scholars say that magic is of two types, such as the saying of al-Shafi'ee and others: From it is that which occurs by seeking aid of the devils, then this is kufr and major shirk and from it is that which occurs through potions and fumigation (using gaseous elements), this being sinfulness and unlawful and the one does it does not become a disbeliever except when he declares it lawful.

And this classification from al-Shafi'ee and whoever followed him in that is from the perspective of the actual reality, meaning that they looked into those who are skilled in that [art], so [they found that] amongst them is one who says he is a magician but he is not really so from the angle of the Shari'ah perspective, meaning that it is not the magic which the legislation (Shari'ah) has described, so he says that he is a magician and he makes use of potions and incantations but in reality he is just a swindler, and the label of magican (saahir) is not correctly and truly applied to him. And this is regarding one who brings about effects by way of potions (and not by way of Jinn).

But as for al-Sarf and al-Atf (two types of magic involving the Jinn), meaning that a woman is made to love her husband or remove a woman's love of her husband or the opposite, then this is from the first type (involving the Jinn), because it is from the nullifiers of al-Islaam. For magic (sihr) is from the nullifiers of Islaam because it comprises Shirk with Allaah and from it is al-Sarf and al-Atf because it is not possible for anyone to reach the soul and the heart of the one whom he desires to separate or join (with another) except through Shirk, because the devil is the one who actually brings this effect in the soul and the devil will never aid a human magician except after he commits shirk with Allaah the Mighty and Majestic.

So the result of this is that magic (sihr) in all its types involves the usage of the devils, seeking aid by them and the devils do not serve except the one who becomes near to them by sacrificing (for other than Allaah), or by seeking rescue, or by seeking refuge and their likes. Meaning that he directs something from the types of worship (to them). Rather, I have looked into the books of magic and I found that the magician - in accordance with what that writer described - will not attain the reality of magic and attain the aid of the Jinn as is desired until he belittles the Qur'an and belittles the copy of the Qur'an and until he disbelieves in Allaah and reviles Allaah the Mighty and Majestic and His Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam). And this has been mentioned by one who has come to know the reality of the situation (regarding these affairs).

From this speech of Shaykh Saalih Aal al-Shaykh and likewise that which has preceded from other Scholars:

  • Shaykh Ibn Baz on the Tafseel (Detailed Clarification) Regarding Magic Which Constitutes Kufr - (see here)
  • Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen on the Magic that Expels from Islam and the Magic Which Does Not - (see here)
  • Shaykh Sulayman bin Abdullaah bin Abdul-Wahhaab on What Constitutes the Magic Which Expels from Islaam - (see here)
  • Imaam al-Shanqeetee's Clarification and Verification on the Magic that Expels From the Religion - (see here)
  • Shaykh Ibn Baz; That Which Makes Magic to Be Kufr is Worship of the Jinn and Seeking their Assistance - (see here)

It is apparent that the magic which is kufr in the Shari'ah is that which involves the agency of the Jinn and whose ways and means comprise kufr and shirk. As for those who use potions and other means in order to bring about effects in people, then that is not the magic being referred to in the Shari'ah, even if it is prohibited severely. The clarification provided in this article also applies to illusions created by calculated deception. Because illusions are of two types: First, those brought about by the devils through magic and which affect the imagination and perceptive faculties of people in reality and second, those which are mere tricks with the use of gadgets and using the special properties of things to make it look as if actual magic is being done when in reality it is simply deceiving and swindling the people and this is when someone makes a coin in his hand disappear and then pulls it from behind his ear, or uses hidden mirrors to see things which he is not supposed to see, or uses previously prepared and arranged artefacts and what is similar to all of this. This does not involve the agency of the Jinn but is calculated deception and this is severely prohibited and unlawful.



Link to this article:   Show: HTML LinkFull LinkShort Link
Related Articles:
Add a Comment (comments are currently moderated)
You must be registered and logged in to comment.


Search This Site

Most Popular
Prophet Solomon, the Devils (Shayaateen), Magic, the Angels Harut and Marut and Baabil (Babylon)
Islamic Ruqyah For Warding Off the Devils and the Magic of the Magicians From the Qur'an
The Role of Television in Social Engineering, Predictive Programming, Culture Creation and Destruction of Children and Society
Some of the Signs of Magicians, Sorcerers and How To Identify Them
The Dajjaal (Anti-Christ) Will Appear After 70,000 From Bani Ishaq (Children of Isaac) Conquer Constantinople
What a Man or Woman Must Do To Become a Magician (Saahir)
The Whispering of Iblis (Satan) To Adam With Four Matters
On The Various Types Of Magic, Why it Enters Into Shirk, and a Warning Against Kamal al-Mekki's Enticement of Muslims to Watch The Tricks of The Magicians
Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan: Appearance of the Dajjaal Is Near
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: Distinction Between Illusionary Tricks Involving Deception And Those Involving the Devils - Part 1

Tags
adam al-jibt al-maghrib al-maghrib institute anti-christ at-taghut baabil babylon bani ishaq capitalism communism constantinople dajjaal eve frankists freemasonry freemasons garden of eden globalism green lane mosque harut iblees iblis illuminati incantation islamic ruling on magic jinn kamal al-mekki marut mohammad hijab mystery babylon new age spirituality paradise qabbalah qadianis rafidah rafidi shi'ah romans ruqyah sabbateans satan socialism solomon soofiyyah sufis sufiyyah sulayman temple of solomon zionists

Archives
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015


© Dajjaal.Com. All Rights Reserved.
The Dajjaal (Anti-Christ) is the One-Eyed Liar
Sorcerers, Magicians are the Worshipers of the Devils
LearnArabic.Com