Does the pronouncement of "Bismillah" over food suspected of being enchanted prevent harm by the permission of Allah?
The basic principle is not to approach anything suspected of containing sorcery, because it is obligatory to stay away from anything from which harm is feared. And whoever invokes the name of Allah over something with certainty will not be harmed by it, as Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) did when he drank poison and said "Bismillah (in the name of Allah)," and it did not harm him.
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