Those Who Asked: What Should Be Done with the Magician?

Hazrat Ash'ath narrates that Hasan Basri said: The sorcerers will be killed and nothing will be demanded from them.

Hazrat Haritha bin Mudarrib narrates that Hazrat Jundub killed a magician or intended to kill him.

Hazrat Salim narrates that Hazrat Qais bin ‘Abad killed a magician.

Hazrat Hammam bin Yahya narrates that the governor of Oman wrote to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz regarding a sorceress whom he had apprehended. So Hazrat Umar wrote back to him: If the woman confesses or evidence is established against her, then kill her.

Hazrat Nafi’ narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: A slave-girl of Hazrat Hafsa practiced magic on her, and people found her performing magic, and she also confessed to it. Hazrat Hafsa ordered Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Zaid, so he killed her. When this news reached Hazrat Uthman, he did not like it and expressed his anger over it. So Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) came to him and informed him that indeed she had practiced magic on you, and people had also found her performing magic, and that sorceress had also confessed to it. Thus, it seems Hazrat Uthman disliked this because she was killed without his permission.

Hazrat Zaid Abu Al-Ma'la (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a soldier of Hazrat Sinan bin Salamah told me that a sorceress was brought to Hazrat Sinan, so he ordered regarding her, and she was thrown into the sea.

Hazrat Bajalah says that I was the scribe of Hazrat Juz’ bin Mu’awiyah. Then a letter from Hazrat Umar bin Khattab came to us stating that you should kill every male and female magician, so we killed three magicians.

Hazrat Amr bin Shuaib narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib said regarding a magician: When he confesses, he should be killed.

Hazrat Amr narrates that regarding the magician, it is reported from Hasan Basri that he said: He should be killed.