and they followed what the devils taught during the reign of salomon. it was not solomon who disbelieved but it was the devils who disbelieved. they taught the people witchcraft and what was revealed in babylon to the two angels harut and marut. they did not teach anybody until they had said we are a test so do not lose faith. but they learned from them the means to cause separation between man and his wife. but they cannot harm anyone except with gods permission. and they learned what would harm them and not benefit them. yet they knew that whoever deals in it will have no share in the hereafter. miserable is what they sold their souls for if they only knew.
واتبعوا ما تتلو الشياطين على ملك سليمان وما كفر سليمان ولكن الشياطين كفروا يعلمون الناس السحر وما أنزل على الملكين ببابل هاروت وماروت وما يعلمان من أحد حتى يقولا إنما نحن فتنة فلا تكفر فيتعلمون منهما ما يفرقون به بين المرء وزوجه وما هم بضارين به من أحد إلا بإذن الله ويتعلمون ما يضرهم ولا ينفعهم ولقد علموا لمن اشتراه ما له في الآخرة من خلاق ولبئس ما شروا به أنفسهم لو كانوا يعلمون