Is doing Magic Halal or Haram in Islam…..?

The expression ‘Magic’ refers to a very old practice still performed in present by the magicians for the purpose of harming humanity or in order to amaze the audience by creating unbelievable illusions. However, with reference to the Islamic teachings, it is strictly forbidden and one who is pleased by magic or practices magic is said to be a disbeliever to Islam.

Magic has been defined in two ways, that is, ‘Real’ and ‘Illusionary’. The ‘Real magic’ refers to the tricks that are being performed on someone so as to cause that targeted person’s death, to make him sick or to cause abnormal mental state.  This type of magic is casted on any specified person through magical spells, potions and rituals which cause serious harm to the targeted person, however, various ways are also being defined in the Quran to get relief from such false acts.

The later kind ‘Illusionary magic’ refers to the magic performed by the street magicians  in order to entertain people with such tricks that make them astonished as what they are being shown is next to impossible. Some of the tricks performed as illusionary magic are: getting disappeared with the blink of an eye and then returning from somewhere else within seconds,  cutting anybody’s head off and within no time presenting that person alive, display of cards trick etc.

The term ‘Magic’ has appeared several times in Quran and considered to be as ‘shirk’. It is being strictly prohibited in Islam as it has been stated that the one who tends to learn or teach magic, let it be the real one or the illusionary one is said to be a disbeliever and will not be forgiven for his false act.

“They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, “We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)” (Surah Baqrah)

With reference to the above verse taken from the Holy Quran, it is clearly stated that magic was performed by the two angels Harut and Marut, sent by Allah for the purpose of trial, so as to test the mankind. The people were also warned and advised by Harut and Marut, not to learn and teach magic, because if learned, they will then become the disbelievers of Islamic teachings and would not be forgiven, however, the Shaytan disbelieved and taught magic to mankind.

According to some of the Islamic scholars, it has been stated that the person who practices magic should be killed for his act of deceiving people without even asking him to repent as the knowledge of magic cannot be erased out from his heart, and the one who deceives people through magic is an apostate.

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