S13E9: The Advanced Tools of Satan: The Role of Black Magic

In addition to the regular tools, Satan also has some other advanced tools. These advanced tools are effective only with the permission of Allah SWT, and will not work without the permission of Allah.

Why does he need advanced tools? Because some people are resilient to follow him, or the regular tool will not work with them e.g. true Mu’min, the Prophets, the Sadiqeen, the Shu'ada, the Ulema i.e. people with higher degrees of iman. There are about eight of them. One of these advanced tools is magic, the black magic. It is a combination of some drawings, some whispering, some blowing. That's why Allah said that it refers directly to the black magic and will not be activated without the permission of Allah SWT.

That's why Allah said:
وَمَا هُمۡ بِضَآرِّيۡنَ بِهٖ مِنۡ اَحَدٍ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰهِ​ؕ
But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh

It becomes like cause and effect. The cause is there, but the effect will never happen until the permission of Allah comes. The effect will come from the cause.

It becomes part of nature. Let’s take the example of Rain and Cloud. A cloud is the cause, but it will not rain till Allah wants. Rain is the effect. If there are clouds, it doesn’t mean that there will be rain as well. Rain needs the permission of Allah for the clouds to change to rain. Without this permission, we can have a month of cloudy skies but we will not see a drop of rain because the permission of Allah didn't come.

Like sickness and death, one finds people who are sick for a long time with many kinds of sickness. That is the cause but the effect, which is death, needs permission from Allah. Otherwise, one can live with the disease for a long time and not die. People die when the permission of death comes from Allah. That’s when the effect comes.

So by that understanding, we can consider magic as a part of cause and effect. Magic is a cause, it exists in nature but the impact of magic happens only when Allah permits. Satan cannot just use it regularly as a regular tool of Satan.