Uchawi ni dhambi kubwa kwa sababu mchawi lazima awe kafiri, na Shetani aliyelaaniwa hana nia nyingine ya kumfundisha mtu uchawi isipokuwa kwamba kwa njia hiyo amshirikishe Allah washirika.

Sorcery is a major sin because the sorcerer must necessarily disbelieve and the accursed Devil has no other motive for teaching a person witchcraft than that he might thereby ascribe associates to Allah.

Allah, Mwenye Enzi, anasema, {Sulemani hakukufuru, lakini Shetani ndiye aliyekufuru, akiwafundisha watu uchawi, na yale yaliyoteremshwa Babeli kwa Malaika wawili, Harut na Marut. Lakini hawa wawili hawakumfundisha yeyote (jambo hilo) bila kumwambia, 'Sisi ni mtihani tu, basi usikufuru.' Wakajifunza kwao jinsi ya kutenganisha mume na mke. Lakini hawakuweza kumdhuru yeyote isipokuwa kwa idhini ya Allah. Nao walijifunza yale yaliyowadhuru, wala si yale yaliyowanufaisha. Na walijua kwamba wanaonunua (uchawi) hawatakuwa na sehemu yoyote katika furaha ya Akhera.} (Al-Baqarah: 102)

Allah, the Almighty, says, {Solomon did not disbelieve but Satan disbelieved, teaching men magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (such things) without saying, 'We are only for trial,' so do not blaspheme.' They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter.} (AI- Baqarah: 102)

Kwa hiyo, unaweza kukuta baadhi ya watu waliopotea wakijishughulisha na kujifunza uchawi, wakidhani kwamba ni haramu tu. Kwa kweli, wao hawaoni kwamba wanachokifanya ni kufuru, lakini ni kufuru! Wanaanza kujifunza aina zote za uchawi: uchawi mtupu, kuongeza au kupunguza mapenzi baina ya mwanamume na mwanamke, kumfanya mtu awe muhimu, na mengineyo yanayofanana na hayo.

Thus, you might find some people who are astray delving in learning sorcery and thinking that it is just unlawful. Actually, they do not consider what they do as disbelief, but it is! They embark on learning all kinds of sorcery: Pure sorcery, increasing or decreasing the love between a man and a woman, making a man important and the like.

Desturi hizi zote hufanywa kwa kutumia maneno yasiyojulikana, ambayo mengi yake huongoza kwenye kufuru.

All of these practices are done by means of some unknown words, most of which lead to unbelief.

Adhabu ya mchawi ni kuuawa. Hii ni kwa sababu yeye ni kafiri. Nabii ﷺ alisema: "Jiepusheni na dhambi saba zinazoangamiza."1

The penalty for a sorcerer is to be killed. This is because he is an unbeliever. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Avoid the seven heinous sins.”1

Na alitaja uchawi.

And he mentioned sorcery.

"Adhabu ya mchawi ni upanga."2

"The penalty for a sorcerer is the sword.”2

Bijalah Ibn Abah alisimulia: 'Umar (radhi Allahu anhu) alitujia mwaka mmoja kabla ya kifo chake na kusema, "Muueni kila mchawi (mwanamume au mwanamke)."3

Bijalah Ibn Abah related, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us one year before his death and said, "Kill every sorcerer (male or female).”3

Wahb Ibn Munabbih alisema, "Nimesoma katika kitabu: 'Allah Mtukufu asema, 'Hakuna mungu isipokuwa Mimi. Si katika wafuasi Wangu yule anayefanya uchawi, au anayemwomba mtu afanye uchawi pamoja naye. Yule anayetabiri au anayetabiriwa, yule anayetafuta alama ya bahati mbaya au ambaye alama ya bahati mbaya inatafutwa kwake.'" 4

Wahb Ibn Munabbih said, "I read in a book: 'Allah the Almighty says, 'There is no god but Me. He is not of Me who practices sorcery, or asks someone to practice with him. The one who foretells or the foretold, the one who seeks an omen or for whom an omen is sought.” 4

`Ali bin Abi Talib (radhi Allahu anhu) alisema, "Mtabiri wa bahati ni mchawi, na mchawi ni kafiri." Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, radhi Allahu anhu, alisimulia kwamba Mtume ﷺ alisema, "Mlevi, yule anayekata udugu, na yeyote anayeamini uchawi hataingia Peponi."1

`Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said, A for tuneteller is a sorcerer, a sorcerer is a disbeliever." Abu Musa AI-Ashari, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "The drunkard, the one who severs the ties of kinship, and whoever believes in sorcery will not enter Paradise.”1

Ibn Mas'ud (radhi Allahu anhu) alisimulia kwamba Mtume ﷺ alisema: "Kuroga (ruqyah) zisizo za kisheria, hirizi na uchawi ni shirki (ushirikina)."2

Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Incantations, amulets and spells are Shirk (polytheism).”2

Hizi huchukuliwa kuwa Shirki kwa sababu mjinga anaamini kwamba vitu hivi vinaweza kuathiri yale ambayo Mwenyezi Mungu ameshayapangia. Hata hivyo, Al-Khattabi alisema: "Dua za kinga au maneno ya uponyaji yanaruhusiwa ikiwa yametokana na Qur'ani au Majina Mazuri zaidi ya Mwenyezi Mungu." Mtume ﷺ alikuwa akiwasomea dua Al-Hasan na Al-Husain kwa kusema: "Nakuombea hifadhi kwa Maneno Kamilifu ya Mwenyezi Mungu dhidi ya kila Shetani, mnyama mwenye sumu au jicho la husuda." 3

These are treated as Shirk because the ignorant believes that these things can affect what has been predetermined by Allah. However, AIKhattabi said, "Incantations or healing words are permitted if they consist of the Qur'an or the Most Beautiful Names of Allah." The Prophet (pbuh) used to recite (incantate) AI-Hasan and AlHusain by saying, "I seek refuge for you in Allah's Perfect Words from every Devil, beast or envious .” 3