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IRSYAD HUKUM #249 : HUKUM JUMPA TUKANG SIHIR UNTUK UBATI SIHIR
Is it permissible to visit a sorcerer to seek treatment for black magic?
Short answer
Going to a sorcerer to have him treat magic that afflicts a person is forbidden, because it leads to reliance on something other than Allah and may lead to shirk.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Going to a sorcerer to have him treat magic that afflicts a person is forbidden, because it leads to reliance on something other than Allah and may lead to shirk. The cited hadiths state that the prayer of one who visits a soothsayer is not accepted for forty nights, and that one who believes him has disbelieved in what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad. The remedy Islam provides is ruqyah using Quranic verses and remembrance of Allah, while incantations containing shirk, invoking evil jinn or of unknown meaning are prohibited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum pergi kepada tukang sihir bagi memintanya mengubati sihir yang dihadapi adalah haram.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM #249 : HUKUM JUMPA TUKANG SIHIR UNTUK UBATI SIHIR”, 11 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2656-irsyad-al-fatwa-249-hukum-jumpa-tukang-sihir-untuk-ubati-sihir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-visiting-sorcerer-to-treat-black-magic/