Its purpose is to harm the emotions, thoughts or mind of the intended person. Ibn Qudamah also said: Magic is charms or incantation that influences another person whether physically or spiritually, making him sick or killing him.Ibnu Qudamah said: “Magic is a bind, incantation and charms that are uttered, written or made that will negatively impact the person the magic is intended for or his heart and thoughts without directly touching the person.”.Whereas, for the terminology, magic is defined as the following:

Hence, he has changed something from what it truly is.

Ibn Manzur also stated that a person who practises magic is as though he showcases falsehood as the truth and depicts something that is untrue to be true.

Ibn Manzur stated in Lisan al-Arab, that what is meant by magic is a practice with the intention of getting closer to shaytan by asking for the shaytan’s help.

Or an illusion of something not from the truth or reality.

According to al-Azhari, the word al-sihr is changing something from what is the truth into something else.

Referring to the 4 th Edition of Kamus Dewan, magic lexically means supernatural action or occurrence as a result of an act of a person through hidden or unseen matter involving an unseen creature.

Here, we first present the lexical definition of magic as the following: Praise and salutations to our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH, his family, companions, and all those who follow his footsteps until the Final day.

Is it permissible for a person to consult a shaman to treat an illness due to magic? Hope for an explanation.Īlhamdulillah, praise and gratitude to Allah SWT for His countless blessings for us all.

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