What is your opinion on sorcery, and can a sorcerer kill another person through sorcery?
Linguistically, "sihr" (magic) refers to that whose cause is hidden and subtle. Islamically, it is divided into two categories: The first consists of knots and incantations (readings and talismans) by which the sorcerer utilizes jinn to harm the bewitched, and this is (polytheism). The second involves medicines and drugs that affect the bewitched person's body, mind, and will, such as causing aversion or attraction, and this is aggression and wickedness. Magic is either an act of disbelief and apostasy that warrants execution, or a great sin and major transgression. Magic does not transform the essence of things, but rather affects the bewitched person through delusion and harm that can lead to death.
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