Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

I want to ask about black magic and nazar. If someone is under a spell of black magic or bad nazar then what should he do.And how can we find out who did this?

· 2 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 968English

Question

Assalam o Alaikum I have a slight problem. I am engaged and everything was going fine till last month. But now my inlaws have changed completely. I am really worried now. Because its a matter of my life. Someone told me the change in their behavior could be because of black magic or nazar. Please tell me how I can confirm this.

Answer

Black magic (Sihr) is a reality and is mentioned in the Noble Qur'aan. Nazar is also a reality and is mentioned in the Hadith. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) was affected with the worst form of black magic. He resorted to Du'aa and finally was informed by Allah about the Jew, 'Labid ibn Asam' having practised black magic on him. Hadhrat Aaisha (Radhiallaahu Anhu) said, 'O Prophet of Allah! Why don't you expose him?' Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) replied, 'Allah granted me Shifaa and I do not want to spread evil among the people.' (Bukhari vol.2 pg.858)

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) was a fountain of knowledge and recepient of Divine revelations. His heart was imbued with deep light and insight, yet he did not accuse anyone of practising black magic on him. Instead, he resorted to Du'aa. Even after being Divinely informed he did not take the matter further.

The change of behaviour of any person is not necessarily due to black magic and Nazar. It could be due to something else. Therefore, we advise that in such situations, one should exercise wisdom and diplomacy and very politely enquire personally or through a representative from the person directly the reason for the change of behaviour. One should avoid drawing a conclusion based on suspicion as that leads to many misunderstandings which leads to unnecessary grief and agony.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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