09-12-2006, 06:49 PM
Bismillah
Alhamdulelah Lord of the Worlds, Creator of the Creation and prayer and peace be upon his Messenger Mohamed Ibn Abdullah.
Matter of fact, after starting to post replies on this issue, I found it would be more beneficial for you Shamms as well as others that we elaborate a bit and put things in order.
Talking about demon possession must be made clear in the sense to differentiate between:
1. Mas (slight touching) = temporary short consequences
2. Witchcraft = sustainable symptoms till Allah Annuls the spell.
As those two inflictions are different in their symptoms and repercussions.
However, let us be more organized and take things step by step to introduce as much info as possible in this regard.
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Originally, children of Adam have a problem with Satan since the beginning of the creation of humanity. It started between Adam and satan who disobeyed Allah and vowed before Allah to do every possible effort in order to drive the children of Adam astray.
“[iblees (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them (humankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.* "Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them." (Quran 15:39-40).
“surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path.* "Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them grateful and thankful." (Quran 7:16-17)
As you see that he vowed to drive all of us astray, because he already envied Adam and the children of Adam. Because he knows for sure that he is a lost cause and shall be destined to hell fire.
I don’t want to get off topic, in the 7:17, he vowed to attack from front, back..all sides.
Thus, any human being is susceptible to devilish attacks, what to do in order to protect oneself against this?. Quran say:
“Verily, those who are pious, when an evil thought comes to them from Shaytaan (Satan), they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see (aright).” (Quran 7:201)
However, to be more precise, the underlined bolded part, if I want to give a literal translation, I would say touched slightly with a phantom of shaytan. Allah, in this verse described the devil as phantom since we cannt see them, but also Said slightly touched, only touched. The sense of slight touching can be made through thoughts as well. This condition of touching is a temporary one that does not last after taking the necessary counteraction.
Thus, in case those who are pious are slightly touched, much difference, only touched with a phantom of devil, they only need to remember Allah in any form of remembrance. Remembrance of Allah has many forms, prayer, reciting Quran, saying Aoudhbillah mineshaytan arrajeem which is also mentioned in Quran.
This could happen to any Muslim at any time, even during prayer. One during prayer may just get attacked with this which diminishes the deep feeling one must develop during prayer (Khushou`). Matter of fact, since the sole aim of satan is to drive children of Adam astray, then it is only logical that attacks will increase during any act of worship or means to get closer to Allah. In such case which is a common possibility for any muslim to encounter, it is enough to do remembrance. Also in this regard, the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam taught us a set of supplications that we must say every morning and every evening. This set of supplications, when maintained, are sufficient to protect the person from devilish attacks.
Now what is the difference between this and being inflicted with witchcraft?
In case one is inflicted with witchcraft, here the situation is different. One needs to recite more Quran, to use more dua, in order to get rid of it. During the getting rid of the magic spell, which is nothing but using this spell to enable devils into the body of the person, Allah Shall kill those devils. Thus, a human being who is using the prescribed method to annul the witchcraft has nothing to do but to apply. Allah Does everything.
We must keep this in mind. To understand the process, you can just read Surat Falaq;
Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak,
"From the evil of what He has created;"And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away)."And from the evil of the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots” (Quran 113). In a hadeeth, the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam commanded Aaesha to seek refuge to Allah from this Ghaseq which is the moon if entered into darkness. Actually, this is the time when sorcerers become active in making their magic. And as u see magic is nothing but making knots, blowing in them while reading certain spells in order to enable devils have control and influence the victim. In this case, of course still what every the victim does of remembrance and prayer helps to annul this witchcraft, however, he /she needs to read more quran with an intensified level and large numbers in order to be cured. Actually, magic can be very harmful. And as I said, Allah while untying the knots also kills those shaytans.
Thus, in a nutshell, to say how a victim of witchcraft can cast devils out of the body which are enabled in by means of the magic spells. One must use the steps mentioned above, do much dua for Allah to annul the spell and kill those shaytans, and continues to do so till Allah treats him/her fully. One will feel the difference because magic can be really harmful.
Again, I want to stress that even saying Bismillah, shall untie the knots according to hadeeth.
In a hadeeth, narrated Abi Horaira, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam, said that shaytan ties on the back of the head of one of you who sleeps three knots, he strikes (in the sense of presses on them) each knot saying may you experience a long night sleep deep. As soon as one wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot shall be untied, makes ablution the second will be untied and prays the third will be untied. Thus, one will become fresh and active in the morning, otherwise one will be lazy and distressed” (reported by Bukhari)
As clearly evident from the hadeeth, even a person who is not victim of witchcraft is subject to satanic knots. And what is magic? Nothing but making knots.
Comparing the two cases we derive that:
1. Remembrance of Allah unties satanic knots.
2. Making ablution unties satanic knots
3. Performing prayer unties satanic knots.
Therefore, we can also seek those means of remedy to get rid of the witchcraft. Allah Shall take care of the associated devils as soon as those knots are untied.
May Allah annul any witchcraft made on any Muslim ameen. May Allah Protect all Muslims against witchcraft and any other form of evil ameen.
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It took me sometime because I wanted to put as much info as possible.
hoping that this will clear the issue.