The Islamic Ruling on Magic and Magicians
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (Hafidhahullah)

The seventh kind of apostasy is magic, the practice of magicians. It is two types: genuine and illusionary.

The first type, genuine magic, consists of the magician blowing on tied knots, murmuring phrases and words over them, seeking assistance from the devils within these words, the hanging of charms, and writing the names of devils on talismans. This is what genuine magic is, and it is something that has an effect on the targeted person, either by him being killed, becoming sick, or his mind being affected.

The second type, illusionary magic, is when things are manipulated in a way that causes someone to think that what he sees is actually that way, while it is not true. A man is made to think that the magician has done the following things:

* He turned a rock turned into an animal;

* He killed someone and then brought him back to life, by cutting his head off and then replacing it;

* He pulled a car along by his hair or teeth;

* A car ran him over and did not harm him;

* He entered into a fire;

* He ate fire;

* He stabbed himself with some piece of iron;

* He stabbed himself in the eye with an iron skewer;

* Or that he ate a piece of glass.

All of these are kinds of fake tricks that have no truth in them, and they are like the magic of Fir'awn's magicians. Allah, the Most High, has said:

"He (Moosaa) was made to believe from their magic
that they (the magicians' sticks) were (snakes) moving about." [4]

And Allah, the Most High, has said:

"They put magic on the eyes of the people
and sought to frighten them." [5]

This is illusionary magic [6]. They call it al-qamrah, a trick that the magician does to the people's eyes. When the qamrah wears off, things return to their normal states.

Magic is disbelief, and the proof is the statement of Allah, the Most High:

"However, the devils disbelieved, teaching the people magic." [7]

Both learning and teaching magic are disbelief in Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. It is also one of the kinds of apostasy. The magician is an apostate. If he was first a believer and then practiced magic, then he has apostated from the Religion of Islam [8]. He is to be killed without requesting him to repent according to some of the scholars, since if he repented openly, he is known as a person who deceives the people, and the knowledge of magic would still remain in his heart even after he has repented.

The proof is His Statement: "And they
(the two who taught magic) did not teach
anyone before first saying, 'We are merely
a tribulation, so do not disbelieve.' " [7]
Allah the Majestic and Exalted sent down two angels from the heavens, teaching the people magic, as a trial and a test for the people [9]. When they came to those who desired to learn magic, they advised them, saying to them:

"We are merely a tribulation, so do not disbelieve." [7]

Meaning: "Do not learn magic." So this proves that learning magic is disbelief.

This article was taken from BAKKAHnet (www.bakkah.net)

FOOTNOTES

[1] From the TROID publication: Things that Nullify One's Islam by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abdil-Wahhaab, explained by Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan. Click here for information about ordering the book.

[2] As-sarf and al-'atf: Two different types of magic that involve turning people against each other (as-sarf) and causing them to love each other (al-'atf)

[3] The words in the box are from Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abdil-Wahhaab, and what follows is Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan's explanation.

[4] A translation of the meaning of Soorah Taa-Haa (20):66

[5] A translation of the meaning of Soorah al-A'raaf (7):116

[6] Even illusionary magic can be considered disbelief in Allah. Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, may Allaah preserve him, says in his book, Duroos fee Sharh Nawaaqidh al-Islam (p.146-147):

Jundub ibn Ka'b, the Companion, killed a magician in the presence of one of the governors of Banee Umayyah. He came and found the magician playing games in front of the governor, pretending to kill a person and then bring him back to life by cutting off his head and then replacing it. This is a kind of illusionary magic. He was trying to convince the people that he was killing him and then putting his head back upon his shoulders. He did not actually do anything, he was only tricking the people with an illusion. So Jundub went up to him and struck him with his sword until he chopped his head off, and said, "If he was truthful, then let him bring himself back to life."

Translator's note: Ibn 'Abdil-Barr (may Allaah have Mercy on him) mentioned that the governor was al-Waleed ibn 'Uqbah (may Allaah be pleased with him), and that he arrested Jundub for this action and wrote to the khaleefah 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) about what happened. 'Uthmaan then ordered him to be released and he was. (Alistee'aab, p.113)

[7] A translation of the meaning of Soorah al-Baqarah (2):102

[8] Shaykh Saalih discusses the impermissibility of using magic to cure magic and refutes the claim that Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have Mercy on him) allowed it. See: Question #32 in Appendix I: Questions and Answers (of the published version).

[9] Shaykh Saalih was asked, "How is it that the angels taught magic when teaching magic is a form of disbelief?" For his answer, refer to Question #31 in Appendix I: Questions and Answers (of the published version).

Source: http://www.bakkah.net/articles/islam-magic-magicians.htm
https://abdurrahman.org/category/islam/magic/

He has lost, he has lost, he has lost… the one who does not sell hours and buy eighty-three years:

{ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ }
“The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months.” [Al-Qadr 97:3]

مغبون .. مغبون .. مغبون، من لم يبع ساعات ويشتري ثلاثة وثمانين عاماً (ليلة القدر خيرٌ من ألف شهر)

Do not write to a captive sister: “If you need anything, contact me.”
These are empty words. Words do not warm the night or feed orphans. If Allah has given you the ability, then help yourself — quietly, without conditions and without expectations.
Do not say to a widow: “If you need something, let me know.”
She lives in need every single day. Do not wait for her to ask.
Do not write to the mother of orphans: “If treatment is needed, tell me.”
Pain does not wait. Give on your own, even if it is little. Allah does not look at the amount, but at the sincerity.
Do not say to the family of a prisoner: “Don’t take a loan, come to me instead.”
Help before debt becomes humiliation.
If you know and see that a brother or sister is in need, do not wait until they ask you for help, and do not ask: “Brother/Sister, are you in need?”
If you have truly decided to help, then help immediately, without forcing them to humiliate themselves by asking.
This is a trade with Allah. You give something small — and you receive something great.
The profit is eternal.
Closeness to the Prophet ﷺ is found in caring: in supporting the orphan, the widow, and the one in need.

• FRIDAY, 23rd Night of Ramadhan •

According to Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah):

"If the night of Friday coincides with one of the odd-numbered nights (in the last ten nights), then it is more likely than others to be Laylatul Qadr."
— (Majmu’ al-Fatawa)

Increase your dhikr, salah, du’a and every good deed tonight. This might be the night. Allahu’alam.

May Allah bless us with Laylatul Qadr. Ameen.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah) said:

"Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Maalik, nor Shaafi'i, nor Awzaa'i, nor Thawri, but take from where they took."

{Fulaani (p. 113) & Ibn al-Qayyim in I'laam (2/302)}.

"Do not copy your Deen from anyone of these, but whatever comes from the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions, take it; next are their Successors, where a man has a choice."

"Following (ittibaa') means that a man follows what comes from the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions; after the Successors, he has a choice."

{Abu Daawood in Masaa'il of Imaam Ahmad (pp. 276-7)}

"The opinion of Awzaa'i, the opinion of Maalik, the opinion of Abu Haneefah: all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. However, the proof is in the narrations (from the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions)."

{Ibn Abdul Barr in Jaami' Bayaan al-'Ilm (2/149)}.

"Whoever rejects a statement of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) is on the brink of destruction."

{Ibn al-Jawzi (p. 182)2)}

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While reciting the Qur’aan, your concern should not be: "When can I finish this Surah?"

Rather, when reciting the Qur’aan, you should be concerned with: "When will I receive guidance through this Qur’aan?", "When will I benefit from this Qur’aan?", "When will I be from the people of al-Qur’aan (those who recite it and implement it)?"

“Don’t ruin your happiness with worry, and don’t ruin your mind with pessimism. Don’t ruin your success with deception and don’t ruin the optimism of others by destroying it. Don’t ruin your day by looking back at yesterday.” - Ibn al-Qayyim

A few points that we can derive from these golden words:

- Many people worry about a plethora of issues – the vast majority of which have not happened yet and probably never will. We tend to fear the future and as a result, we don’t actually get to enjoy the blessings of Allah in the present. We ruin great things for ourselves because of this habit of worry (yes, it’s a habit for a lot of people!). Learn to live in the present. Leave the future for when it comes, and cross bridges when you come to them!

- Pessimism often leads to a very ugly and dark mind as well as a troubled heart. It has the power to distort your perception in ways that you never thought possible. Snap out of it! Tell yourself positive things and keep a bright & well-lit mind. If you have nothing good to say to your soul, then as the golden rule states, remain silent – even from your own self.

- Truthfulness, honesty, and gratitude increase one’s blessings whilst deception, lies, and dishonesty remove them, as well as ruin the khayr in your life. Root these out! And whilst you’re at it, root out any deception or ill-will you may have placed in other people’s lives too. If you see someone positive, happy, upbeat, and generally getting on with their life, never ever take that away from them. It’s their gift and perhaps great things are unfolding for them purely because of this wonderful attitude they carry. Let them be, let them enjoy their positivity and radiant aura – even if it doesn’t make sense to you.

- Remember that every day is a new day. It has its challenges, its blessings, its opportunities, its treasures. Just as you cannot ruin your optimism or the optimism others, you cannot rob the day of the optimism that arrives with it. Staring back at the past and all the ‘what ifs’, and ‘if only’s’, will forever keep you chained down and restricted from moving forward. Leave the past where it is and look to the present before it escapes you and thus joins the past that you keep regretting.

May Allah grant us tawfiq in making the best of our days, ameen.

If ur so against Bid'ah why do u use a car, a mobile...why do u go to a hospital cos these are all bid'ah as well?

Na'am these are linguistic bid'ah but these are bidah in worldly affairs. Its Bid'ah in Deen, in an act of Worship that is munkar & rejected. We can't come up with a new way to get closer to Allah by inventing an act of worship, such as Mawlid.

Ruling on describing worldly inventions as 'Bidah'

Q: There is no doubt that there is a fine distinction between what can be described as Bidah (innovation in religion) and what can be described as Sunnah (a commendable act), that is, between what is rejected in Din (religion) and what is accepted as a worldly affair. Your Eminence, can you clarify this matter?

A: Worldly affairs cannot be described as Bidahs in terms of the religious connotation of the word. In fact, cars, planes, computers, phones and other forms of technology are inventions that can only be referred to as Bidahs in terms of being something new - as the linguistic meaning of the word denotes - and not as Bidahs in Din. Allah (Exalted be He) says: The Originator of the heavens and the earth. This means that Allah is the Inventor of the heavens and earth. Thus, linguistically the word 'Bidah' refers to an unprecedented discovery. Accordingly, we can describe worldly inventions, such as cars, computers, planes, etc., as Bidahs linguistically, and they are neither to be regarded as Munkar (that which is unacceptable or disapproved of by Shariah and Muslims of sound intellect) nor should they be rejected. What is Munkar and should be rejected, however, is what people have innovated in Deen, such as acts of Ibadah (worship) that are not prescribed in Islam. Shariah (Islamic law) must be void of Bidahs.

Shariah is what Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلمr evealed to us. It is not the innovations that are made to Din, such as forms of Salah (Prayer), Sawm (Fast), and other acts of `Ibadah, and which are not prescribed by Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). Indeed, Islam is perfect. Allah (Glorified be He) says: This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islâm as your religion.

http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=275&PageNo=1&BookID=8

Test with Good and Evil:

In the saying of Allaah تعالى:

﴿كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ﴾

{Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall test you with evil and with good by way of trial. And to Us you will be returned} [Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 35]

Shaikh al-Sa`dee رحمه الله said:

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

(Everyone is going to taste death,) and this includes the souls of all the creation. And verily! From this cup (death), everyone is going to drink, even if (apparently) the slave lives for long. Allaah has created His slaves for this Dunyaa, and ordered them, and forbade them, and has tested them with good and evil, with wealth and poverty, with glory and humiliation, with life and death, a trial from Him تعالى to test which one of them are best in deeds and who will be tempted (fall into error) at the advent of the trials and who will be successful.

وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

(And to Us you will be returned.) We will reward you according to your deeds; good with good, and evil with evil.

Whenever you find yourself in a difficult situation, whether financial, emotional, physical, etc. always always turn to ALLAH ‎ﷻ first through Dua and worship, for he alone is capable of solving all your affairs in an instant, if he wills ﷻ.

Abdullah Ibn Massoud رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ‎ﷺ said:

“Whoever falls into a troubled, difficult situation and seeks the help of the people, his difficult situation shall not end.

And whoever falls into a troubled difficult situation and seeks the help of ALLAH ‎ﷻ, Allah will send provisions to him, sooner or later.”

Sahih Al-Jami’: 6566

Rain also could be one of the sign of laylathul Qadar.
Based on the Hadith
Yes, there is an authentic report regarding rain. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned in a dream that he was prostrating in water and mud on the morning of Laylatul Qadr, which occurred in a 23rd-night context [Al-Bukhari, 813].

The Sunrises Feeble (Strongest Sign): The Prophet ﷺ said, "On the morning following Laylatul Qadr, the sun rises not having any rays, as if it were a brass dish, until it rises up" [Sahih Muslim, 762].
Calm and Pleasant Night: It is a serene, tranquil night, often with a gentle breeze.
Weather: It is reported to be neither hot nor cold.
Lessened Discomfort: Some narrations mention a feeling of ease and inner peace.

Rewards of giving 100 Camels in the way of Allah

Rasool-Allah Sallallahu Alalhi Wasallam Said Say Takbir (Allahu Akbar) 100 times, for its equivalent to a 100 adorned accepted camels (given in charity for the sake of Allah)
Al-Silsilat As-Sahiha-2855

Sometimes the most powerful Dua isn’t made with many words, it’s made with a broken heart and deep humility.
Instead of asking, you present your need. You say, “I am in pain, I am lost, I am weak.”

And Allah the Most Merciful responds.

When hardship touched Ayoub عليه السلام, he repeated from the depths of his heart:
رَبِّ إِنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِين
My Lord, indeed adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful.

Ibn Al-Qayyim said: “It has been experienced that whoever says this supplication seven times, especially with awareness and presence of heart, Allah removes his hardship.”

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali reports that some of the salaf used to say:

‎[قال بعض السلف : إني لأصاب بالمصيبة فأحمد الله عليها أربع مرات : أحمد الله إذ لم تكن أعظم مما هي ، وأحمد الله إذ رزقني الصبر عليها ، وأحمده إذ وفقني الاسترجاع ، وأحمده إذ لم يجعلها في ديني]

When I am afflicted with a calamity, I praise Allah four times:

I praise Allah for it not being worse than it is,

I praise Allah that He provided me with the ability to bear it patiently,

I praise Him for granting me the accord to say, ‘Verily to Allah do we belong and to Him do we return’,

and I praise Him for not making the tribulation in my religion.

[Majmoo’ al-Rasaa’il Ibn Rajab vol. 3 p. 155]

The Dajjal is coming.

Secret conspiracies in the Middle East are at their peak.
The war currently taking place in the Middle East between Iran, Israel, and the United States did not start by coincidence. Rather, it is part of an old secret plan.

Some hidden powers want End Times events to begin from here so that eventually the rule of Dajjal can be established over the entire world.

These hidden powers consist of five major secret groups. They are all working together on the same plan:
1.Freemasons (now allegedly operating under the name Rosicrucians)
2.Knights Templar (said to still be controlling power behind the scenes)
3.Sabbatean-Frankists
4.Chabad-Lubavitch and other Jewish religious movements that they claim to have deeply infiltrated
5. Jesuits (experts in the Vatican’s secret operations)

All of them believe that a major war should erupt in the Middle East so that the events of the End Times can begin.

Some say this will bring the return of Prophet Jesus (Isa).
Some say the Jewish Messiah will appear.
But in reality, the claim is that they want to establish their own global government.

Understand their plan: they are destroying the world step by step:
1.They have set the Middle East on fire and spread war everywhere.
2.They have weakened a major power like America.
3.They want to create a “Greater Israel” from the Nile to the Euphrates.
4.Then they will impose a global surveillance government over the whole world.
5.After that, they will start a great war (Gog and Magog / Yajuj and Majuj).
6.They will demolish Al-Aqsa Mosque and build the Third Temple there.
7.They will gather Jews from all over the world in Jerusalem.
8.And finally they will bring their “Messiah”—whom we call Dajjal.

Friends!

All of this is happening in the name of religion.
But in reality, the worshippers of Baal want to become kings themselves in opposition to Allah.

The bombs that are falling,
the wars that are happening,
the tensions spreading everywhere—
all of this is said to be part of that plan.

Millions of people are dying from war and hunger so that these groups can build their new world order.

In simple words:
They are implementing David Icke’s plan for World War III, trying to create so much destruction in the world that people will become exhausted and accept a “savior” as ruler—and that “savior” will actually be Dajjal.

But Allah is fully aware of their schemes, and He has prepared special arrangements for that day.

From the descendants of Prophet Abraham, from the lineage of Isaac and Ishmael, two chosen servants have been preserved in the unseen for that time.

When Dajjal appears,
to destroy him:
Kalimatullah (the Word of God), Prophet Jesus (Isa)
Baqiyyatullah, Imam Mahdi

will appear by the command of Allah.

They will cleanse the world from Dajjal and his followers.

We don’t fear Dajaal we fear Allah only

You don’t need to fear Al-Masih ad-Dajjal if you truly understand the four protections taught by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

1️⃣ Memorize and recite the first 10 verses of Surah Al-Kahf
2️⃣ Seek refuge from Dajjal in every prayer
3️⃣ Stay firm on faith and knowledge
4️⃣ Avoid places of fitnah

The fitnah of Al-Masih ad-Dajjal will be the greatest trial for humanity.

But Allah already showed us the protection.

Learn it. Practice it. Teach it to your family.

Because preparation today can save your faith tomorrow.

"Fruits of Humility"

Ibn al-Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said: One of the Salaf (Pious Predecessors) said: "Indeed a servant commits a sin by which he enters Paradise; and another does a good deed by which he enters the Fire." It was asked: How is that? So he replied: "The one who committed the sin, constantly thinks about it; which causes him to fear it, regret it, weep over it and feel ashamed in front of his Lord due to it. He stands before Allaah, broken hearted and with his head lowered in humility. So this sin is more beneficial to him than doing many acts of obedience, since it caused him to have humility and humbleness which leads to the servant's happiness and success to the extent that this sin becomes the cause for him entering Paradise. As for the doer of good, then he does not consider this good a favour from his Lord Upon him. Rather, he becomes arrogant and amazed with himself, saying: I have achieved such and such, and such and such . So this further increases him in self adulation, pride and arrogance such that this becomes the cause for his destruction."
{Al-Waabilus-Sayyib minal-Kalimit-Tayyib }

“Realize that tough days are ahead of you, wherein the one holding onto his religion will be like the one holding onto a burning coal. The realities will sadden you and the scenes will hurt you. These feelings are tremendous with Allah and evidence of a good reverence in your heart. So don’t kill them with the knife of retreat, nor let few numbers treading the path of the truth to deceive you, nor large numbers of the perished upon the path of falsehood to deceive you.”

— Sh. Bakr Abu Zayd [d. 1429 AH / 2008 CE]

Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali:

"Eid is not for the one who wears new clothes. Eid is for the one whose obedience rises. Eid is not for the one with beautiful clothes and fine means of transport, Eid is for the one whose sins are forgiven."

(al-Lata´if p. 371)

Imam Shafi'i رحمه الله stated:

"I have heard that Duās are accepted by Allah ﷻ on 5 nights:

1 - The night of Jumu'ah
2 - The night of Eid ul Fitr
3 - The night of Eid ul Adha
4 - The first night of Rajab
5 - The middle (15th) night of Sha'ban

[Kitab al Umm 2/485 & Lataiful Ma'arif 196]