Is a man suffering from an unknown illness sinful if he goes to those who treat with psychiatry and sorcery?
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Question:
He says that he has been suffering from an illness for twenty-five years, and he does not know what this illness is. They took him to people who treat with psychiatry and sorcery. Is he sinful?
Answer:
Yes, sorcery is not permissible. Whoever goes to a fortune-teller or a diviner and believes what they say has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sorcery is a type of fortune-telling and divination. It is not permissible to seek treatment from sorcerers. As for treatment with ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and lawful supplications, or with permissible medical drugs, there is no harm. As for treatment with sorcery, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) and is not permissible.
He says that he has been suffering from an illness for twenty-five years, and he does not know what this illness is. They took him to people who treat with psychiatry and sorcery. Is he sinful?
Answer:
Yes, sorcery is not permissible. Whoever goes to a fortune-teller or a diviner and believes what they say has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sorcery is a type of fortune-telling and divination. It is not permissible to seek treatment from sorcerers. As for treatment with ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and lawful supplications, or with permissible medical drugs, there is no harm. As for treatment with sorcery, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) and is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يأثم الرجل المريض مرضًا مجهولاً إذا ذهب لمن يعالج بالطب النفسي والشعوذة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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