Is it characteristic of magic for the sorcerer to be able to move objects? And how does belief in magic reconcile with the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever comes to a sorcerer, or a soothsayer, or a diviner and believes what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad"? Is this only concerning their claims of knowing the unseen, or does it include if he says, for example: "I performed such-and-such magic"?

Magic is real and has an effect; it is not mere imagination according to the Sunnis. Sorcerers can move objects by seeking the help of jinn. The Hadith, "Whoever comes to a sorcerer, or a soothsayer, or a diviner and believes what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad," was transmitted as a mawquf narration from Ibn Mas'ud, while it was narrated as a marfu' narration from Abu Hurayrah with the wording, "Whoever comes to a soothsayer, or a diviner, and believes what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad," without mentioning the sorcerer. The prohibition refers to believing their claim to know the unseen, not believing everything they say. Believing a sorcerer when he speaks about his magic is not forbidden, as evidenced by what Aisha and Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with them both) did.