حقيقة السحر و حكمه

الملخص EN

I- Content of the research about Sorcery and the Shariaa's Say (Judgment) on it The research deals with the following issues: The literal meaning of sorcery and its definition in Shariaa Types of Sorcery The Shariaa's Say on Sorcery The Sorcerer's punishment The Sorcerer's repentance The Shariaa's Say on resorting to a sorcerer to overthrow an act of witchcraft through another act (of witchcraft).

Curing the victims of witchcraft.

Fighting Sorcery and Sorcerers.

The research ends with a Conclusion and an Index.

II- Meaning and Terms of the research The present research came to the following conclusions: 1.

The literal meaning of sorcery is broader than its definition in Shariaa 2.

The researcher found that Sorcery, in Shariaa, means an intercourse between a human being and an evil genie.

The servile human being implores the genie to enact its witchcraft on a person by affecting him/her or by cheating and duping him/her into seeing or feeling non-existent things.

3.

Conjuring consists in using clever handy tricks in order to dupe people.

4.

Sorcery consists, according to its consequences, of imaginary sorcery and real sorcery.

The latter is recognized by the Sunnite Muslims and denied by others.

The research also divides sorcery into some major types according to the sorcerer's procedures in his/her practice.

5.

Contrary to what the devils dupe their masters into believing, it's not true that planets have spirits that affect the people subject to sorcery.

6.

The Pharaoh's sorcerers used imaginary sorcery against Mussa- Peace and Prayer on him- Yet, they used not only medicine but also devils.

7.

Sorcery is unanimously forbidden and all Muslim scholars agree on considering sorcerers as unbelievers and are, consequently, liable to execution as soon as they are captured and proven guilty unless they repent earlier to their capture.

8.

It falls within the Imam's jurisdiction to deal, in accordance with the Shariaa, with non-Muslim sorcerers practicing in a Muslim country, but in all cases they are not to be executed unless it is done in a form of retaliation (i.e.

when they kill a Muslim).

9.

God has already accepted the repentance of the Pharaoh's sorcerers, and God is merciful enough to forgive a repentant sorcerer, but, as for us, we have to execute sorcerers when proven guilty.

However, if they repent before their capture they will be treated as warriors and should, therefore, not be killed 10.

Scholars agree on forbidding the resort to sorcerers asking them for an act of witchcraft to thwart another one.

Scholars may disagree on whether it is allowed to use prohibited things to cure patients, but they all agree that it is forbidden to resort to witchcraft to cure patients.

11.

There's a religiously recognized cure for witchcraft both before and after it happens.

12.

We have to fight sorcerers by all the means that would make it possible to thwart their evil plans and stop them from harming people.