What is the correct stance regarding those who describe magic, the evil eye, jinn possession, and reading the Qur’an over water and oil for the purpose of healing as illusion, charlatanry, and superstition that have no basis in religion?
Touch (possession by jinn), sorcery, and the evil eye are established realities in Islamic law. The person afflicted by them does not become a disbeliever; rather, they are taught and shown the truth. One who denies the possession of humans by jinn is not considered a disbeliever, as it is a subtle matter, but they are deemed mistaken and misguided for disbelieving in something that is established. However, whoever denies the very existence of jinn is a disbeliever.
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