A spiritual practice for a stolen item

Question

If something has been stolen from a person and he performs some ʿamal (spiritual practice) — whether by magic or from the Holy Qur’an — so that his item may be found, what is the ruling?

Answer

Reciting Qur’anic verses and making duʿa, or asking someone else to make duʿa — “O Allah, let my item be found” — is permissible; a duʿa is also established in the noble hadith. Sorcery (sihr), however, is not permissible.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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