Black magic/witchcraft or ‘sihr’ involves using extraordinary forces to achieve malicious and selfish goals. It’s an evil practice that can make the victim’s life fall apart. Black magic has been around for centuries. Some so-called sorcerers use this magic to attain their selfish gains — to harm other humans or to gain power over someone. Some people hire these sorcerers to perform black magic for them. It could be to gain money or fame, to take revenge on someone, or to make someone suffer because of jealousy. These black magicians then use stones, chantings of devil names and jinns to cast their magic. Black magic is a practice of the devil and it is strictly prohibited in Islam. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, “Avoid the great destructive sins, shirk and witchcraft (black magic).” (Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5764) Those who perform this evil practice are not beleivers, they go against the teachings of […]