Is Black Magic Haram?
Black magic is absolutely Haram and Major Sin in Islam. It’s a tool used to harm, kill and destroy any one. Unfortunately, today this business or say industry is on boom. Because like a Killing Weapon by using Black Magic.
People get blind totally in their enmity with their relatives or any one and use this tool for their inner satisfaction. Today in so called Modern age, we are living in very complex form. A far as the technology is advanced, the problems, issues and restlessness is increasing tremendously.
It really a dilemma. Moreover, we also knows that world is going to his end according to the predictions of The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
Magic Prohibition
Magic is unconditionally & absolutely haram/prohibited. A gunahane Kabira (greater sin) leading to Hell fire. A person who indulges in magic & does not repent is punishable by Death in an Islamic society, as it is equivalent to shirk & severely criticized in many hadith.
Belief in witchcraft, sorcery, magic, ghosts and demons is widespread and pervasive among the global Muslim communities. This is manifested in the theological concept of magic, witchcraft and Jinn from the Qur’an and the Sunnah and from the therapeutic incantations. A substantial number of Muslims continue to believe in the existence of witchcraft and very few Muslims believe the use of sorcery is an acceptable practice under Islam.
The use of magic and witchcraft are forbidden in Islam whether contemporary magic (just deception or illusion), black magic (dark), sorcery and witchcraft spell (false miracles). Sihr (Magic) has wider meanings which include magic or black magic (in the use of Jinn), dowsing, exorcism, sorcery and witchcraft. Witchcraft refers to toxic actions that are carried out by persons presumed to have access to the supernatural world.
It is the power of the Jinn that the sorcerer or magician uses to commit devilish acts. Many Muslims developed all sorts of physical or psychological disorders or both as a result of magic and witchcraft. Jinn are responsible for the cause of Sihr and you cannot have Sihr without Jinn. Throughout the Muslim world, there are sorcerers, fortune tellers and traditional healers; many are in violation of interpretations of the Shari’ah (Islamic law).