Darul Uloom Trinidad & Tobago

QUESTION:

As Salaamu Alikum,
Is lighting candle an reading from the book of David an Moses is permissible in Islam? . The person burns,  wears an bathe  with taweez from time to time from some website he got off the internet, which he have to pay for. He say people is doing him black magic very often. Jazaka Allah Khair.

ANSWER:

Wa Alaikum As Salaam,

This is not permissible in Islam. Practices of this nature are from the non  Muslims, and it is not permissible for Muslims to adopt such practices.

If the person believes that black magic has been done on him, then he should go to a Muslim who can help him in a way which conforms to the teachings of Islam.

And Allah knows best,

Mufti Waseen Khan.