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What is the refutation to the accusation by some misguided groups that there are talismans for sorcery in the books of the Sunnis, with reference to the existence of certain texts in books such as "Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra by al-Buni," "Al-Rahmah fi al-Tibb wal-Hikmah by al-Suyuti," "Al-Ajwibah al-Mardiyah by al-Sakhawi," "Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar," and "Al-Sirr al-Maktum by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi"?

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The knowledge of tables and talismans is void (batil), and the book "Shams al-Ma'arif" should not be relied upon. The book "Al-Rahmah fi al-Tibb wa al-Hikmah" cannot be reliably attributed to Al-Suyuti. As for the book "Al-Ajwibah al-Mardiyah," it contains hadith-related fatwas, and what it mentions about magic is a نقل (narration/ نقل) from Taj al-Din al-Hamawi, not an adoption of his views. This (magic) is void (batil) according to the Ahl al-Sunnah, for infallibility is only for revelation. Al-Suyuti himself considered magic and sorcery among the forbidden acts in "Al-Ashbah wa al-Naza'ir." It is not permissible to take anything as a means to gain benefit or repel harm unless it is established by sacred law or by sensory experience. As for the book "Al-Sirr al-Maktum" by Al-Razi, the Ahl al-Sunnah do not rely on it, and their prominent scholars have criticized it.

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