In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful…
The Permanent Committee of Scholars in Saudi Arabia discussed the issue of sihr (magic) in an official published verdict (fatwaa) signed by:
- Shaykh ‘Abdullaah ibn Manee’
- Shaykh ‘Abdullaah ibn Ghudayyaan
- Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefee
May Allaah have Mercy on all of them. In this fatwaa, they explained the meaning of illusionary magic and its ruling, saying:
The word sihr (magic) also refers to illusions and tricks done to make someone think that an inanimate object is moving, while it is really not. Such a person is shown the object in a way that changes his perception of its reality, and so he really believes it is like that (moving). An example of this would be Continue reading