which he turned against his whole family, and he would not refuse any
demand she made, no matter what it was.
The Society for Enjoiningthe Good caught her with her lover, and it
was proven that she hadcommitted this crime. Yet despite that my son
refused to divorce her and he always defends her.
We entered her house and found some weird things. We found a shoe
placed on top of the Book of Allaah on top of the wardrobe (we seek
refuge with Allaah), and we found other things. She has female
servants from a land where they are known for witchcraft.
This made us certain thatshe had bewitched my son, so we went to one
of the shaykhs to recite Qur'aan over him, and the signs of having
beenbewitched were found on him.
Now he is refusing any treatment and he does not believe us when we
tell him that he has beenbewitched. What should we do? Should we go to
a practitioner of witchcraft to undo the spell?
His father has died and he is now demanding that we give him his share
of his father's estate. Should we give him the money when he is
bewitched and will waste the money? This woman took all his money and
spent it on witchcraft and trickery. And he has children whoare in
need of this money.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
No doubt what has happened to your son is a trial for you, and we ask
Allaah to grant you patience and make you steadfast in adhering to His
religion; and we ask Him to heal your son. It is obvious that he has
fallen prey to the effects of witchcraft so you should not blame him
for the way in which he treats you. No rational person would be
content to learn of any of the things that his wife has done and
remain silent about them. But it seems that the witchcraft has
affected him greatly, to such as extent that he agrees with her and
has turned against you.
In the answer to question no. 11290 we have already explained that it
is haraam to treat witchcraft by means of witchcraft. In that answer
and in the answer to question no. 12918 we have explained the shar'i
method of treating witchcraft.
You can treat your son by reciting Qur'aan over water and giving it to
him to drink without his knowledge. And you have to constantly make
du'aa' whilst using this remedy, that Allaah may relieve him of this
distress and harm.
Secondly:
Whether your son should be given his share of the inheritance depends
on whether he will dispose of the money properly. If the money will
fall into his hands or his wife's hands and they will never dispose of
it properly, then it is not permissible for you to lethim have the
money; you should keep it with you and spend on him and his children
from it. This is a trust which has been given to you, and you should
not be careless about it.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And give not unto the foolish your property which Allaah has made
ameans of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and
speak to them words of kindness and justice.
6. And try orphans (as regards their intelligence) until they reach
the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgement inthem, release
their property to them, but consume it not wastefully and hastily
fearing that they should grow up, and whoever (amongst guardians) is
rich, he should take no wages, but if he is poor, let him have for
himself what is just and reasonable (according tohis labour). And when
you release their property to them, take witness in their presence;
and Allaah is All-Sufficient in taking account"
[al-Nisa' 4:5, 6]
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Sa'di said:
Sufaha' [translated here as "the foolish"] is the plural of safeeh,
which refers to one who is unable to dispose of money properly, either
because he has no powers of reasoning, such as one who is insane or
feeble-minded, etc, or because he is lacking in wisdom, such as a
child and one who is immature. Allaah has forbidden guardiansto give
such people theirwealth, for fear that they will destroy it and waste
it, and because Allaah has made wealth means of support for His
slaves, in their religious and worldly interests. These people will
not look after it properly and guard it, so Allaah has commanded their
guardians not to give it to them, rather they should provide for them
from it, clothing them and spending on them from it, and taking care
of their religious and worldly needs. And they should speak to them
words of kindness and justice, by promising them, when they ask for
it, that they will give it to them after they become mature and so on.
They should speak tothem kindly to soften their hearts. The fact that
Allaah gives control of the wealth to the guardians indicates that
they are obliged to take care of the wealth of thefoolish just as well
as they would take care of their own wealth, guarding it, disposing
ofit properly and not exposing it to danger.
This verse indicates that the cost of spending on the insane, the
young and the foolish should come from their own wealth, if they have
wealth, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "but feed
and clothe them therewith" (v. 5).
Tafseer al-Sa'di.
This matter should be referred to the shar'i court and proof should be
established that this son cannot handle his money properly, so that
the court will prevent him from accessing it and will appoint a
guardian to look after his money.
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