Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about seeking a cure from magic (al-nushrah). The Prophet said, “They are among the works of Satan.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3868 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ …
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who reads omens or has them read for him, or who performs soothsaying or has it performed for him, or who practices magic or has it practiced for him.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 3578 Grade: …
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Ruwayfah ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Ruwayfah, perhaps you will live for a long time after me. Tell the people that whoever ties knots in his beard, or hangs a string around his neck, or cleans himself with dung or bones, then Muhammad has disavowed …
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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three will not enter Paradise: the stubborn drunkard, the one who severs family ties, and the believer in magic.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19569 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ …
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Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for adhering to it is blessed, leaving it is sorrow, and the sorcerers cannot defeat it. Learn al-Baqarah and Ali ‘Imran, for they are both the brightly illuminated chapters coming on the Day of Resurrection as if they were …
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Jubayr ibn Mu’tim reported: The moon was split in the lifetime of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, until it became two separate pieces over this mountain and this mountain. They said, “Muhammad has cast a spell on us!” Some of them said, “If he has bewitched us, he cannot bewitch all of …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Stay away from seven mortal sins.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?” The Prophet said, “Idolatry with Allah, occult magic, killing a soul that Allah has sanctified except for a just cause, consuming usury, usurping the property of an orphan, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever ties a knot and blows on it has performed magic, and whoever performs magic has committed idolatry. Whoever hangs something as a charm will be entrusted to it.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4079 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Muflih عَنْ …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, spells, amulets, and charms are acts of idolatry.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3883 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الرُّقَى وَالتَّمَائِمَ وَالتِّوَلَةَ شِرْكٌ 3883 سنن أبي داود كتاب …
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Yunus ibn Abdul ‘Ala reported: I said to Al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, “Our companion Layth ibn Sa’d would say: If you see a man walking on water, do not be amazed by him until he shows that he follows the command of the Book and the Sunnah.” Al-Shafi’i said, “Even less, may …
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Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The one who disobeys his parents will not enter Paradise, nor one who has faith in magic, nor the stubborn drunkard, nor one who denies providence.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 27484 Grade: Hasan (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Aisha reported: Some people asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about soothsayers. The Prophet said, “They are upon nothing.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, sometimes they speak about things that come true.” The Prophet said, “Those are the words snatched by the jinn, who whisper it into the ears …
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever hears news of the False Messiah, let him flee from him. By Allah, a man will go to him considering himself a believer, but will instead follow him because of doubts he will present.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4319 …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for its reciters. Recite the two brightly illuminated chapters, Surat al-Baqarah and Ali Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds, or …
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