Why Is Watching Magic Shows Impermissible? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question
Why is watching magic shows impermissible?
Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains that watching magic shows is impermissible due to their association with deceptive practices and potential harm to one’s faith.
Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.