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A-O-A burhan bhai, not that i have ani problem regarding black magic, or i believe that it has been done on me..no! its just i wanted to clear a misunderstanding, or u can say understand something and i.e I beleive and i am sure Islam is the perfect relegion! but then how could other relegion`s people do black magic? i mean, not the people of the book, cuz that makes sense, but the other ..hindus and blah blah!??? when their relegion is utterly based on wrong logics, idols and superstitions!!?? aniways, i would be really glad if u answer this question ...taking out time and having a look at this...

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Answer:

Black Magic

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Dear and Beloved Brother, first and foremost allow us to clarify that there is no such thing as ‘black’, or ‘red’, or ‘white’, or a ‘yellow’ magic! Some unscrupulous and evil people try to perform satanic rites and rituals in their effort to ‘supernaturally’ bring harm unto someone. Allah and His Messenger (saws) have absolutely condemned this intention of the so-called ‘magicians’ as an act of disbelief and ‘kufr’. Whoever performs or initiates the performance of this sort of magic to harm someone will have absolutely no share of the good in the Hereafter.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3656 Narrated by AbuMusa al-Ash'ari

The Prophet (saws) said, "There are three who will not enter Paradise: one who is addicted to wine, one who breaks ties of relationship, and one who believes in magic."

Your Question: but then how could other relegion`s people do black magic?

Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, first and foremost, as believers in Allah and the Last Day, we must know and believe with absolute conviction that All Power and All Strength is Absolutely Vested in none except our Lord and Creator, Allah Subhanah wa Taala. There is none in the Universe who can harm anyone whom Allah Subhanah Wills to protect; and there is none in the Universe who can help anyone whom The Lord All Mighty Wills to put in a trial!

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah Fatir verse 2:

2 What Allah out of His Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is none can withhold: what He doth withhold there is none can grant apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power Full of Wisdom.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 17:

17 "If Allah touch thee with affliction none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness He hath power over all things.

Beloved Brother, believe with absolute conviction that regardless of the numerous and vile acts and chants of ‘voodoo’ or ‘magic’ done by anyone….the evil-doers who do these acts or their supposed acts or chants or spells of ‘magic’ by themselves have absolutely no power to hurt or benefit anyone in the very least! All Power and all Strength rests with Allah Subhanah Alone, and He and He Alone holds the Exclusive Power and Ability to bring about benefit or harm in the ‘unseen’ to anyone amongst His creation He Wills and Pleases.

Allah is our witness brother, even if all the magicians amongst the mankind and the jinns were to get together and ‘try’ to afflict someone with some harm in the unseen, they would not be able to do so without the precise Will and Permission of Allah Subhanah; thus it does not behove nor befit a believer who sincerely believes in Allah to fear anyone or anything (magic, or jinns, or magicians, etc.) of the ‘unseen’ except Allah Subhanah, The Supreme and Majestic Lord of everything in existence.

No magic, no jinn, no magician, etc. have any ‘special’ powers in the least; for All Power and All Strength is, without an iota of a doubt, vested in none save Allah Subhanah, the Lord, Creator, and Cherisher of the Worlds.

If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan