Ayatullah Sistani on Black Magic Ayatullah Sistani on Black Magic

As noted in a previous post, the Grand Ayatullah Sistani has a web page (unfortunately not currently accessible) that includes a Q&A section. I think the questions on Black Magic do a very good job at illustrating the tension between the new and old that he seems to be trying to bridge.

The questions seem to be of the form of "if someone is using black magic against me, can I use white magic in response". And the Ayatullah's response is invariably to trust in Islam and see a (presumably medical) specialist if necessary.

Indeed, the answer is not all that different than we would expect from a Catholic priest asked what to do when you have been hexed (in, for example, NOLA).