By and large, ar-rabt usually occurs to a young man, upon his marriage, especially if he lives within a community in which there are lewd sorcerers. The question at hand: Can the bride and groom be protected against any sihr worked out against them before their marriage? The answer is: yes. I will list these protective means below. However before doing so, I would like to share with you the following incident.
There was a righteous young man, who used to invite his townsfolk to Islam, inside and outside his town. He would usually do so by delivering sermons that urged people to have pure monotheism and clear faith. He would also advise them not to go to the sorcerers and explain to them that sihr is a form of disbelief and a sahir is a repulsive man who shows animosity to Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) In the town, there was a sahir who was well-known among the people. Whenever a young man wanted to marry, he would go to him and say: "I am getting married on such and such day What is your request?" The sahir would ask for a sum of money, and the young person would unhesitatingly give the money. Otherwise, the sahir would punish him by working out sihr ar-rabt against him, which would disable him to have sexual intercourse with his new wife. In that case, the young man would have no choice but to go back to the sahir and request him to cancel the sihr, but the price would double by this time.
This righteous young man used to fight this sahir publicly and disclose his evil at the mosques' pulpits, and at private and public meetings. He would disclose his name and warn people not to go to him. The young man was single, and people waited until his wedding day to see the sahir's response and whether the righteous young man would be able protect himself from the sahir.
The young man eventually got married, but prior to his first intercourse, he came and told me the story. He said, "The sahir threatened to harm me and people are waiting to see who will be the winner. What do you think? Can you give me some protective measures against sihr, bearing in mind that he would do his best to work out the most effective sihr that he possibly could because, have humiliated him so much before people." I said, "Yes, I can-by Allah's Leave-but on one condition."
He said, 'What is it?'
I said, 'Tell the sahir. "I am getting married on such and such day challenge you. Do whatever you can, but if you cannot succeed, bring whoever you can among the sahara, and make this challenge public."
The young man said hesitantly, "Are you sure of what you say?"
I said, "Yes I am, for victory is to the believers and humiliation is for the criminals."
In fact, the young man sent the message to the sahir, challenging him to do what he could and informed him of his wedding day. People looked forward to this difficult day.
I gave the young man some protective means which I shall list later.
The young man eventually got married and had his first intercourse. without being affected by the sihr worked out by the man or by the cunning of any deceiver People were shocked and stunned by this event which was a victory for al-'aqida, an evidence of the steadfastness of its people (those with true 'aqida) and of Allah's protection to them before people of falsehood This incident raised the young man to great heights among his family and townsfolk, and damaged the sanir's reputation.
Allah is Great, Praise is due to Him, and victory is not attained except through Him.
Below are fifteen protective measures:
What does this bring up for you today?
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