

But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, “We are a trial, so do not disbelieve. It was not Solomon, who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. Magic in light of Quran and SunnahĪnd they followed what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. However, if the magician abstains from committing acts of disbelief, as instructed by Satan, the latter will stop executing the magician’s orders. Some write incantations in a non-Arabic language, carrying overtones of disbelief.įrom this standpoint, it is clear that a Jinni does not assist the magician without something in return, and the greater the magician’s disbelief is, the more obedient the Satan is to him and the faster in executing his orders.Some of them commit incest (with their mothers or daughters).Some of them speak to planets and prostrate to them, instead of prostrating to Allah.Some sacrifice animals to Satan, without initiating the slaughter with the words: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Beneficent ( Bismillah ar-rahmani ar-rahim), and place the carcass at a location specified by the Satan.Some remain in a state of major ritual impurity.Some perform prayer without wudu (ablution).Some anagrammatize (writing in reverse) the Opening Chapter ( Al-Fatihah) of the Quran.Some write them using menses discharge.Some write some Quranic verses with filth.Some magicians use the Quran as footwear to go to the toilet.Ibn Al-Qayyim adds, “Magic is an agreement set up between a magician and a Satan, which stipulates that the magician commits certain illegal or polytheistic acts, in return for the Satan’s assistance and obedience in fulfilling the magician’s request.” Actions of the magicians to get the support of Satan: Other types can separate spouses, and can make them hate or love each other.

The reality of magic is that there are some types that can kill, cause one to fall ill, or act as an obstacle against a man having sexual intercourse with his wife.

According to Ibn Qudama AI-Maqdisi, magic is a set of knots, incantations, and words uttered or written, or carried out in such a way as to affect the body of the person, his heart or mind, without even coming into contact with him/her.
