Encyclopedia of Translated Hadiths (HadeethEnc) · The Creed
Number: 3408
No one can undo the magic except a magician
ورُوي عن الحسن أنه قال: "لا يحل السحر إلا ساحر".
It was narrated that Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: "No one can undo the magic except a magician."
Translation by HadeethEnc.com
Grade[Good hadith][Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Khattaabi]
Explanation
"Nushrah" means undoing magic, and the apparent meaning of Al-Hasan's statement is that it is absolutely prohibited, because no one can undo magic except someone who has knowledge of magic. His words, thus, refer to undoing magic with magic, which is a practice of the devil. Ibn Al-Qayyim spoke in detail about this issue, and the summary of what he said is that treating the enchanted person with permissible medicine and recitation of the Qur'an is something permissible; but treating him with similar magic is unlawful.
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