they followed what the shayatin gave out in the lifetime of sulayman . sulayman did not disbelieve but the shayatin disbelieved teaching men magic and such things that came down at babylon to the two angels harut and marut but neither of these two taught anyone till they had said we are for trial so disbelieve not . and from these people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife but they could not thus harm anyone except by allahs leave. and they learn that which harms them and profits them not. and indeed they knew that the buyers of it would have no share in the hereafter. and how bad indeed was that for which they sold their own selves if they but 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