Magic is a great trial and test for people, especially believers – so that Allah may test people and test the strength of their faith
and reward them for their patience in the Hereafter as an expiation for sins or an elevation of degrees in Paradise and magic was mentioned by Allah in His Noble Book, the Quran, many times because it has existed since Allah created man.
The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, mentioned it in the Sunnah many times, and magic is closely linked to the jinn because it is the strongest factor in magic, as the devils do it in service to the magician from the jinn or humans, and the evidence for the existence of jinn and magic.
1- In the Quran and Sunnah is very abundant and cannot be listed here, but we will only mention a verse from the Quran on the existence of magic, which is the Almighty’s saying:
وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ وَمَا هُمْ بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنْفُسَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ * وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴾ [البقرة: 102، 103].
{And they followed what the devils recited during the reign of Solomon. Solomon did not disbelieve, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people Magic and what was revealed to the two angels in Babylon, Harut and Marut. And they did not teach anyone until they had said, “We are only a trial, so do not disbelieve.” And they learned from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they could not harm anyone thereby except by permission of Allah. And they learned that which harmed them and did not benefit them. And they certainly knew that whoever bought it would have no share in it.
The Hereafter is of no use. And wretched is that for which they have sold themselves, if only they knew. And if they had believed and feared Allah, the reward from Allah would have been better, if only they knew. (Al-Baqarah: 102-103)
And the Almighty said
فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْا قَالَ مُوسَى مَا جِئْتُمْ بِهِ السِّحْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ * وَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴾ [يونس: 81، 82]﴿.
So when they threw, Moses said, “What you have brought is magic. Indeed, Allah will invalidate it. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters. And Allah will establish the truth with His words, even though the criminals hate it.﴾ [Yunus: 81, 82].
2- On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, on the authority of the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, he said: ((Avoid the seven deadly sins)), they said: O Messenger of Allah, what are they? He said: ((Associating partners with Allah, magic, killing a soul that Allah has forbidden except by right, consuming usury, consuming the wealth of an orphan, turning away on the day of battle, and accusing chaste believing women of adultery. The heedless ones))[19].
We will suffice with this from the very many proofs of the existence of magic, but we point out what came in the previous hadith that it is one of the seven deadly sins that destroy whoever practices magic or helps in it in this world and the hereafter.. because it severely harms the bewitched person, God willing.
But we will address the subject of magic from a special angle, which is that magic has no effect except with God’s permission, and harm cannot occur to the body or soul except with God’s permission, the Most High, and it is nothing but a test for the servant, and a person cannot become sick or die or separate between a man and his wife except with God’s permission, the Most High. Magic exists, and all the scholars of the past and present have agreed on its existence, and it existed in previous nations.
It is a trial and a test of the strength of the believer’s patience, so I mention here that the reward of whoever is afflicted with this calamity is Paradise, God willing, as it is a great calamity by which God expiates the sins of the servant, or raises his status in Paradise, and I remind you of the saying of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, (Whoever God wants good for, He afflicts him with it), meaning He afflicts him and afflicts him to purify him in this world before the hereafter.
All of this is by God’s decree And His permission, nothing can happen in the universe of Allah except with His permission and will, so every fate that happens to the believer is good for him. And there is nothing better than a fate that purifies the believer from his sins and raises his status in Paradise, for Allah the Almighty, always chooses for His servants what is good and what is good for them, so congratulations to you, O you whom Allah loves and chose for him this difficult affliction to win in the hereafter, and congratulations to you for the grand prize there.
And know that magic and the magician do not harm or benefit except with the permission of Allah the Almighty, for everything in the universe is in His hand alone. And we must not miss advising all brothers to hold fast to the rope of Allah, for it is the reason for salvation and steadfastness in trials and calamities, and the beginning of this path is to hold fast to the Noble Book, the Holy Quran in particular, and the remembrance of Allah in general, for it is happiness, reassurance, and salvation.
so you should recite Al-Fatihah, the Mother of the Book, for it is a ruqyah, and Surat Al-Baqarah, for magicians, cannot do it, as stated in the hadith, and the two Mu’awwidhat, as stated in the Sunnah, but I advise you to persevere in this Quran and the morning and evening. remembrances, for that is salvation, but you only have to persevere in your prayers and Be patient and do not let Satan turn you away from it or make you forget this. You should be consistent in reciting Surat Al-Baqarah, the supplications, Al-Fatihah, Al-Mu’awwidhat, and other surahs of the Quran, for they are salvation. Just be consistent and patient until you see relief and goodness, God willing alone.
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