Sihr - magic

Fatwas of the Permanent Committee

Browse by Volume Number > Group 1 > Volume 1: `Aqidah (1) > Creeds > Sihr Sihr: Is it lawful? Difference between Sihr and the evil eye Death and life predestined by Allah Learning Sihr The fabricated Hadith of "Learn Sihr, but do not practice it" A sorcerer using something against Islam A woman going to see a male doctor Causing harm to others Visiting a sorcerer to break a spell Visiting a sorcerer to remove a spell Ruling on going to soothsayers and believing them Lawful treatment for a spell Seeking treatment in unlawful means and consulting sorcerers and soothsayers Visiting sorcerers and enchanters to treat diseases Treating Sihr with Ruqyah and Shari`ah-approved supplications Breaking the spell of a sorcerer using a counter spell Breaking a spell by a counter spell Believing that knot-tying cures diseases Was the Messenger of Allah afflicted with Sihr?

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The dominance of Jinn: Facts and treatment

Fatwas of the Permanent Committee Browse by Volume Number > Group 1 > Volume 1: `Aqidah (1) > Creeds > The dominance of Jinn: Facts and treatment The dominance of Jinn over humans Jinn: According to Qur'an and Sunnah The reality of jinn possession Protection from being possessed by jinn Seeking treatment from being possessed by jinn at practitioners of Arab medicine Cauterization as a way of curing epilepsy Putting the Mus-haf on the forehead of the possessed person for healing Going to churches to treat epilepsy

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Jinn: According to Qur'an and Sunnah

Fatwas of the Permanent Committee>Group 1>Volume 1: `Aqidah (1)>Creeds>The dominance of Jinn: Facts and treatment>Jinn: According to Qur'an and Sunnah

The fifth question from Fatwa no. 4306Q 5: When a person becomes ill with hallucinations, people start to say that he is possessed by jinn(creatures created from fire). They bring a shaykh who recites the Qur'an upon him until he restores his consciousness. Is this true or not? Also is it true that chanting certain incantations can prevent a husband from being able to have sexual intercourse with his wife?A: Firstly: Jinn is a kind of Allah's creatures which is mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet). They will be held accountable for their actions on the Day of Judgment. Believers among them will enter Jannah (Paradise), and those who are Kafirs (disbelievers) will enter the Hellfire. It is true that humans may be possessed by jinn. Du`a' (supplication) and reciting Ayahs (Qur'anic verses) over the person possessed by jinn are permissible.Secondly: Chanting incantations on the wedding night or upon conclusion of the marriage contract in order to prevent the bridegroom (Part No. 1; Page No. 283) from being able to have intercourse with his wife is a kind of prohibited magic. Islam has prohibited this kind of magic and has prescribed the death penalty for anyone who practices it.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' Member Member Deputy Chairman Chairman `Abdullah ibn Qa`ud `Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan `Abdul-Razzaq `Afify `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

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