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ahmad-zuhd:1863ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sayyār > Jaʿfar > Mālik

[Machine] I heard Malik say, "Beware of sorcery, for it bewitches the hearts of the scholars."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٦٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ «اتَّقُوا السِّحَارَةَ؛ فَإِنَّهَا تَسْحَرُ قُلُوبَ الْعُلَمَاءِ»