# Should a person accused of magic be killed?

*Calls to kill the 'magician' and the state of Muslims*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/y9p342tx6t0/s/3/
- Date: 2020-06-01 · Kind: discussion · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: A mufti, a convert & hanky panky! | Mufti Abu Layth (8:54–10:34)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9P342Tx6T0&t=534s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/y9p342tx6t0/

**Topics:** Magic, the evil eye and superstition; Hudud and punishments; Arabic poetry and men of letters

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says calls to kill the 'magician' show the sorry state of Muslims and why they are a laughing stock.

**Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth says that this is unfortunately the state of Muslims and why they are a laughing stock.

**Evidence, his words at 10:09:** “you would see the fire but you're just blowing into cold ashes this is the state of Muslims unfortunately you know so this is why we are a laughing stock” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9P342Tx6T0&t=609s)

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth says that many people commenting on the story on Twitter were angry not about the misconduct but about the use of magic, with many saying the magician should be killed. Mufti says this makes matters worse than he thought. Mufti recites Arabic verses of a poet about calling out to people who have no life in them and blowing into cold ashes, and says this is the state of Muslims and why they are a laughing stock.

## Sources and names cited

- sihr (magic)

## Transcript (machine tier, 8:54–10:34)

[8:15] let's do this let's do that oh I never knew what he wanted oh he used to just rub oil on my on my belly and eyes to just think maybe this is the Spirit of God or this is the Holy Spirit oh come on snap out of it you want you know God say you know exactly what's going on here so I think both and all of these people are to blame so that's I just came across that and I saw some comments and I saw comments people saying you know oh my and people were angry this was the dumpster it was on Twitter people were angry not

[8:53] so much about him doing this or let's say hurt you know going along with it and doing this or him mixing up religion with this they were angry that he'd used magic they were saying a stuff Locke killed the magician killed the magician we had so I read so many comments saying kill the magician it's like oh my god matters worse than we thought he you know in cont allotted reefer till Camus Seba or in [ __ ] a tawdry pharmacy bow to

[9:32] Adam as the poet says that this is easily but the calamity is even worse what is it that a Lada a smart alone at a - Hagen while a kin Lahiya Lamont Oh naughty no if the person was alive surely you've your voices reached them but it's a shame that who you speak to there is no life they were lacking Lahiya TallyMan - naughty loner and a

[10:09] factor fear a lot while I can entertain for Javier Ahmadi you know if it was fire flame you are blowing into you would see the fire but you're just blowing into cold ashes this is the state of Muslims unfortunately you know so this is why we are a laughing stock unfortunate

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment y9P342Tx6T0/s/3. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/y9p342tx6t0/s/3/

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