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It is
reported on the authority of Jabir (ra ) that Allah's
Messenger (saas ) was asked about an-nushrah and
he said:
"It
is one of the works of Satan." (Narrated
by Ahmad with a good Sanad and by Abu Dawood
Who said:
"Ahmad was asked about these matters and he
answered that Ibn Mas'ood detested all such
things.")
Because an-nushrah
was one of the actions of the Jahiliyyah, and the
Companions had no desire or liking for the Jahiliyyah
or its deeds, they asked the Prophet (saas ) about an-nushrah.
He (saas ) replied that it is one of the works of Satan,
and it is well-known that Satan orders not except that
which is corrupt and detestable to the Believer. As for
that which is permissible and not from the works of
Satan, there is ar-ruqyah, seeking refuge (with
Allah swt ) and the use of all permissible medicines
(i.e. those which do not contain forbidden substances
such as alcohol, pig fat etc.) and the Hadith is not a
forbiddance of these things.
Benefits
Derived From This Hadith
1. The
prohibition of an-nushrah, i.e. of using methods
which involve sorcery or shirk in order to
counteract the effects of magic.
2. That
the works of Satan are all forbidden.
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter
That the
Hadith proves the prohibition of an-nushrah.
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of Tawheed
That it
proves that an-nushrah, which is from the Jahiliyyah,
and cannot be performed without committing shirk,
is forbidden, and that the one who does so is a
magician.
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It is
reported by Bukhari, on the authority of Qatadah that he
said: "I said to Ibn Al-Musayyib: "A man is
under the influence of a magic spell, or is unable to
have sex with his wife - should we treat him with an-nushrah
or use some other means to cure the spell?" Ibn
Al-Musayyib replied: "It is permissible (to use an-nushrah),
since they intend by it restoration or mending. That
which is beneficial is not prohibited."2
It is
reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "Magic is not
counteracted by its like except by a magician."
Relevance
of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter
That it
shows that Al-Hasan Al-Basri considered that
counteracting magic with magic is forbidden and that the
one who does so is a sorceror.
Muhammad
Ibn `Abdul Wahhaab said: "Ibn Al-Qayyim said:
"An-Nushrah is counteracting the effects of
magic and it consists of two kinds:
1.
Counteracting magic with its like and this is the work
of the devil.
2. An-Nushrah
by means of ar-ruqyah, seeking refuge with
Allah (swt ), permissible medicines and making
supplications to Allah (swt ) - these are all
permitted forms of an-nushrah.
Important
Note
It might
be said, with some justification, that these words of
Ibn Al-Qayyim sum up the message of this chapter.
Footnotes
1.
Counteracting magic with magic.
2.
This is not a permission to use magic against magic;
what is permitted here is the use of ar-ruqyah, seeking
refuge with Allah (swt), using permitted medicines etc.
For how could Ibn Al-Musayyib make permissible that
which the Prophet (saas) had forbidden?
Kitaab
At-Tawheed, Chapter: 25
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