How to fight Black Magic Sihr
IS IT BLACK MAGIC OR SOMETHING ELSE?
First and foremost it ought to be ascertained whether it is in fact sihr that the individual is affected
by, or ‘ein’ (evil eye)
or ‘mas-h’ (possession of a jinn). The treatment for ‘ein’
is a little different, but the treatment for ‘sihr’ and ‘mas-h’ is pretty much the same.
To determine whether the person is affected by sihr, a series of specific questions need to be asked with regards to the
person’s behaviour, feelings, emotions and even dreams he/she may be having.
In the case of sihr, then there
are several ways one could have become the victim of this. Firstly, he/she may have eaten or drank something which was poisoned
by sihr. In this case the sihr either has an affect on the stomach or the brain. Secondly, the person to whom the sihr was
aimed, may have walked over some litter/rubbish that had the spell of sihr cursed over it. And thirdly, the spell of sihr
could have been cast over a piece of clothing belonging to the victim or on a strand of the victim’s hair. This is how
the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was once affected by sihr, through a lock of his hair.
When sihr
is done on something like hair or an object, then this hair or object needs to be found and destroyed. However, when sihr
takes place through food or drink, then a jinn enters the person at the same time and stays within the body, until someone
gets rid of him. The jinn normally lives in the body for years and years and gets accustomed to it. The longer he is in there,
the more difficult it is to get rid of him.
Anyway, sihr can have many evil effects on the person. The Qur’aan
states that the fundamental reason why Iblees taught some people sihr was in order to cause separation between husband and
wife. And it is also used for many many other things.
THE CURE
The cure for sihr, without a doubt, lies in the book of Allaah. The best thing is for the person who has been affected to
recite Qur’aan on himself/herself. No doubt this is the best cure. There are certain chapters that are more effective
for this treatment than others. For example, Surah Bakarah, Soorah Ikhlaas, Soorah al-Falaq, Soorah an-Naas, and other selected
verses from various chapters. However, the whole Qur’aan has shif’aa (cure) as reported in an authentic hadeeth.
If the person is unable to recite upon him/herself for whatever reason, then someone must recite over him/her whilst putting
placing his/her own hand (i.e. the reciter) over the head of the one being recited to. [Note: contact must only be made by
a mahram]. But I must stress, it is not advised by anyone to carry out recitation over someone else who is not a practicing
Muslim with a correct ‘aqeedah. This is very very important, because the more pious, either the one affected or the
one reciting on the other, the easier it will be for both parties. Otherwise it can have negative implications and be dangerous,
as the other person may also become affected.
Evil jinns do not like listening to the Qur’aan, they in fact
loath it and it weakens them, therefore reciting over the person as much as possible is advised. If the jinn has been in the
body a long time, although the recitation will weaken it, more may need to be done in order to get rid of him. This ‘more’
comes in the form of various herbal medicines. One of the medicines, is a powdery substance and must be added to blessed water
and bathed in. Another comes in the form of leaves, which must be boiled and its water consumed and this acts as a laxative.
Then there is certain rock which must be smashed into powder and sniffed. This causes sneezing. If the victim feels body pain
as a result of sihr, then there is also olive oil (that has been recited over) to be massaged over the body. And there are
1 or 2 other medicines also. All these medicines are used to get rid of the sihr and weaken the jinn, thus making it easier
for him to leave when the victim is being recited over. The scholars have mentioned that this treatment is a science of its
own, and one needs to know what he/she is doing. But above all, the cure lies with Allaah, so one should continuously make
du’aa to Allaah for this, whilst treating and being treated by the Qur’aan.
This is just a brief outline
of what needs to be done.
The tragedy lies in the fact that such practices of sihr are widespread in the world,
such as Pakistan, and the ones who are doing such evil, the saahir (magician) has gone beyond the bounds of Islaam and is
clearly a Kaafir. However, the one who approaches the magician is also doing an act of kufr, by asking the magician to assist
him/her to favour his/her affairs.
This subject is a topic in its own right, especially as more people than assumed
are actually affected by this, and everyone should really try to at least learn something about this. Sometimes the sihr comes
in such a disguised form that the person affected doesn’t realise it and thinks that an illness he/she suffers from
is a natural illness, but in fact turns out to be the result of magic. There are many cases where this has happened ... And
Allaah knows best.
Islamic Guidance on
Magic
Understanding the nature and reality of sihr according to Islam (Sihr is Arabic
for magic,literally means hidden), is likely to make it easier
to accept the concept of magic especiallyfor a modern scientific
mind, allowing one to come to terms with it and, thereafter, find asensible cure that is devoid of superstitions and apply the treatment prescribed for it in Islamwith
confidence and reassurance.
Magic compared to medical illnesses
Normal illnesses that we come across are commonly caused by bacteria, virus etc.Chemically, they make a part of the body function abnormally. Sihr is similar in some ways.It is brought about by means that are related to the Jinn and take form in human
body byhormonal and other physiological
changes.
Means of Magic and its purpose
So, a human being who wants to do magic (not the magic involving mere simple visual trick)on someone else, co-operates with a non-Muslim Jinn. The Jinn does some work
for thesorcerers that Allah has given the Jinn the ability
to do, but not to us humans; not due to their superiority but merely as a test of their use of it in Allah’s obedience
or the lack of it. Jinn’s effect may be of the form where he makes a person have an illusion that they haveexperienced something (e.g. seeing something) but it is merely an illusion. An
example ofthis is mentioned in Surah Baqarah (verse 102)
about influencing people’s likes or dislikestowards
one’s spouse and this may be by creating circumstances or perhaps illusions or other‘magical-means’, i.e.
hidden from the eye. Another example is of the sorcerers of thePharoah
as related in the Quran in Surah TaHa (No. 20).
They
made people see or imagine that they are seeing a snake in front of them whereas it was not a snake, rather a rope or a staff.
Referring to their magic, Allah uses the word in Surah TaHa [20:66] “yukhayyalu”, meaning they were brought to imagine or think they were seeing something. This may well have been
Jinn itself taking the form of snakes and no more than that! (We know from some authentic hadith that what we see as a snake
may in fact either be a Jinni or a real snake, hadith of Abu Saeed al-Khudri in Sahih Muslim, Book of Salutations and Greetings
No.26, Hadith No. 5557). This doesn’t mean that the person is possessed by Jinn – i.e. Jinn have not entered
a person’s body in such a situation. In this case, a Jinni is taking a form in front of the human’s eyes and trying
to trick him visually and scare him with the aim of frightening him to the extent of being dependent for safety and deliverance
on Jinn or sorcerers instead of Allah. This, shirk,i.e. associating
partners with Allah in His Divinity, is the main goal of shaitan and the biggesttest for us all. Even Prophet Musa alaihisalam was scared on the first instance when he sawwhat appeared to him to be snakes, simply because it is something we are not
accustomed to. But Allah reassured Musa not to be afraid.
So, if one of us
was to start seeing things orimagining or hearing voices,
we should not take it as any more than that – it is likely to befrom
Jinn and no more. Its aim is to shift our dependence from Allah to Shaitan. Realizingthis, we turn to Allah even more for He alone can help us out of this. Likewise, Jinn can make
a person hear things – so that person may respond and talk back tohim to the voice or follow instructions or suggestions. Allah mentions this in the Quran too,He says, “Thus We made for each
Prophet an enemy – shaitans from among humans andJinn
– whispering some to others nice saying to deceive them; had Allah willed they wouldnot have done it; so leave them and that which they fabricate.” [Quran Surah An’am, 6:112] This verse was revealed from Allah to His Prophet when the shaitan of Jinn and
humans were whispering to the pagans, turning them against him and his message of monotheism towards polytheism (shirk). Had
Allah willed, He would have prevented this. And when Allah has tried the people to the extent he wants, He will stop it. In
the mean time, He does it to test so many parties in various ways with just one such incident. So, we do not feel helplessly
at mercy of those mischief makers nor worry about them and instead rely on Allah alone because He is fully in control, doing
it for a short time only and for a purpose and none can defeat His purpose – not even Jinn or an army of humans.
Seek cure from magic as with a medical illness
Just
like we are not scared of the bacteria or the virus in our body, we should not be scared of these Jinn either. Just as Allah
can prevent and stop the harm of the virus, He can also do the same with the harm of the Jinn. Just as a virus might make
us sick for sometime, these Jinn may do so to us temporarily. Just as we take the cure for the bacterial infection we take
the cure for this too, and its cure is Ruqya (ruqya is to recite relevant passages from Quran,hadith or elsewhere to the affected person or he recites to himself). Just as we realize there
is no cure from a viral infection and we just have to wait for the power that Allah created in the body’s immune system
to fight it and overcome it eventually, we do the same with this and not panic and instead be patient for it to pass by and
finish and meanwhile we do what we can of Ruqya, dua and make our priority to pass and fare well in our trial by obeying Allah
and not succumbing to the scheming of shaitan.
Messenger
of Allah sought cure from Magic by Ruqya
Even the Messenger of Allah
sallallahu alaihi wasallam once had mild magic performed on him,
as is established in authentic hadith in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (see forexample Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Hadith 490 narrated by Aisha and an examplein Sahih Muslim with Dua of Jibreel to treat the Prophet from magic, Book of Salutations No.26, hadith number 5424 & 5425 from Aisha and Abu Saeed). He was made to imagine
he didthings which he did not. We learn from how he dealt
with it because he is our practical model to emulate. Just as he demonstrated for us the rest of what he preached of Islam,
he did so with magic too. He did not panic nor get scared. He was patient realizing that Allah isallowing this and Allah is fully in control of what is happening. Allah showed him theremedy. Allah directed him to recite the last two Qul surahs of the
Quran to seek refuge fromsuch things. Then the angel Jibreel
did ruqya on him with a supplication seeking from Allahto
drive this away from him (hadith referenced above from Sahih Muslim). Allah alleviatedthis hardship from the Prophet in due time. He informed the Prophet about the location where the
magic knots had been buried and hidden and directed him to unearth them and undo the magic.
BEWARE OF UNRELIABLE , DODGY RAQI'S WHO PREY ON YOUR VULNERABILITY.
THE RUQYA BLACK MAGIC 'INDUSTRY' IS UNREGULATED. NEVER LEAVE YOUR SISTER, MOTHER or DAUGHTER ALONE WITH ANY RAQI FOR
RUQYA TREATMENT OR CUPPING / HIJAMA NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST SOMEONE. MUSLIMS HAVE SADLY LIKE MOST THINGS
MADE BLACK MAGIC INTO A MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY OR FOR ABUSE. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
TRY TO GO THROUGH SOME REFERENCES,
SOME RAQEES ACTUALLY DO BLACK MAGIC ON YOU !! YES SOME MUSLIMS CAN BE THAT EVIL. ALSO SOME DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING,
RESEARCH THE QURAN AND SUNNAH METHOD FIRST. THE QURAN IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.
Ruqya works on us as it did on the Prophet Muhammad PBUH
One of us in such a situation would behave in the manner of the Prophet described
above and not by adopting superstitious practices. The person would persevere patiently obeying Allah all the while. If the
place of the cause of magic was known, then undo it or else do Ruqya by reciting Quran and other permissible recitations including
the dua of Jibreel on the Prophet. Recite the Qul surahs from the Quran (the last two surahs three times) as prescribed
inauthentic hadith, the prescribed
dhikr from the sunnah in the morning and evening and prior to sleep, recite Surah fatiha on oneself or have someone else do
so on the suffering person – all of these work by reversing the damage done by magic on a person’s Iman (faith
in Allah) and Tawakkul (reliance and trust in Allah). Ruqya, supplications and the Quran recitation strengthen one’s
dependence on Allah and thereby bring success in the test intended from magic, i.e. the degree of tawakkul (trust) in Allah
is restored as the sorcerer or Jinn are not turned to for rescue, rather Allah alone.
This can cure any other
medical condition too as it does with magic but the mechanism of this form of cure is by the Will of Allah and His direct
interception as opposed to chemical reactions via medicines. The more the reciter and the onerecited on feel dependent on Allah trusting Him, turning to Him in humility and devotion,realizing that it is only He ultimately Who can really do anything about it,
the more onedevelops this, the higher is the likelihood of
the ruqya form of treatment succeeding. Suchsuccess is because
this ailment and its cure are primarily for the purpose of putting one’sdevotion to Allah on trial. You will be amazed how much good this can do even in our livestoday centuries after the time of the pious Companions of the noble Prophet Muhammad(May the peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
Others
performing ruqya on us
It is permissible and recommended for others, especially those experienced in
Ruqya, to volunteer to perform ruqya in the manner described
above without the suffering personseeking from them to perform
ruqya. This is better as the trust of the one suffering remainsfocused
completely on Allah and not a little is lost turning and depending on piety of othersfor success of ones own health and needs. It is permissible though not recommended for aperson suffering to seek another pious person instead of himself to perform ruqya
and even to pay him wages for his treatment. However, this is only so long as the dependency of theailing person is on Allah and not on the reciter of Ruqya. In either case, the people recitingare only a means just like the medicine whereas it is Allah alone who is ultimately
capable ofcuring the illness.
Not a curse but perhaps a blessing in disguise
It could have been other illnesses or calamities instead of magic done on him. All these are avariety of trials to test who a suffering person turns to in times of need. Allah
chooses for theperson a means of trial that He knows the person is better able to deal with, for a given test.This trial may
well be a ‘blessing in disguise’ as sins are wiped off with patience in face of any trial and adversity. If it
persists long, it is good in terms of the sins erased and gooddeeds
earned with patience and obedience of Allah. But, if the ailment ceases in short time,the person is grateful and able to continue with other means of seeking reward andforgiveness for sins without the suffering. Moreover, the experience may leave
the personafter recovery with
an unshakable iman, reliance and trust (tawakkul) in Allah.
A curse,according to Islamic understanding, is to be distanced from the mercy of Allah. But far frombeing a curse, this may become a blessed experience for a believer with increase
in temporal and eternal good in so many ways, as described above. Day after day, for as long as the ailment persists, the
Muslim does not put his life on hold, rather perseveres patiently, earning reward all the while, doing other good deeds all
the more, feeling reassured and confident of the promise of Allah in Quran for times of trials and adversities that, “Surely, the help of Allah is near.” [Quran Surah Baqarah 2:214]
