Magic and sorcery is prohibited
in Islam.
The basic reason is that a Muslim worships Allah and in any time of difficulty,
hardship and any need he turns towards Allah begging for his mercy and the
fulfillment of desire. Now in magic and sorcery the help is sought from other
aspects and basically Satan (devil) is pleaded and many steps are taken to
complete magic spells that are certainly prohibited in Islam. Some examples of
the deeds are that the magician has to go against the rules and obligations of
Islam. He does not offer prayers, has to keep himself dirty and untidy, praise
Satan, consume prohibited things in Islam such as pork, wine, blood, etc., and
go against all Islamic principles. He even has to abstain a bath. The magic
charms are usually chanted at nighttime on certain necessary objects; sometimes
on a skull, an owl's hide and meat, goat's skull, strands of hair, blood, etc.
The magician usually sits in a dark and dingy room or at someone’s grave in the
graveyard. They sit chanting the magic words and return before dawn.
First, a Muslim can never praise Satan as he is the worst enemy of men and when
someone acts against Allah's orders to such an extent he gets expelled from the
circle of Islam. This punishment is so severe that a Muslim should never even
think about getting mixed up with evil things like magic. If a Muslim himself
does not perform the magic, but acquires the help of a magician the same is the
obligation. Astronomy in which the future is foretold is also a branch of magic
as quoted in the sayings of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W., it is also
prohibited and the Muslim who goes to a fortune-teller is cursed and for 40 days
his prayers are not accepted by Allah.
Magic is usually used to tease someone and for acquiring wrong desires which
itself is wrong. Allah does not like the person who likes to destroy others and
plan for their destruction by such means either. Allah is the most merciful and
the powerful one. He should be pleaded to in any circumstances. He is our only
God while the magicians believe in many idols that they worship and ask help
from. They can be successful in certain attempts if its Allah's will, but they
will be punished and that's for certain as it is clear from the orders of Allah.