The Ruling on Using Hypnosis to Treat Drug Addicts

The questioner : The questioner says: In our country, we have a center for treating drug addicts,

The Shaykh : For treating whom?

The questioner : The young people, they are selected.

The Shaykh : For treating drug addiction.

The questioner : The world.

The Shaykh : Yes, addicts.

The questioner : Among the youth, and I was asked to help in this center. The question is: Can I use or learn the science of hypnosis to treat the youth? This method has proven to be of great benefit.

The Shaykh : I fear that if a person uses hypnosis to make a person affirm something, he may exceed the limit, such that he makes him affirm secret matters that he does not like anyone to know, and this would be an encroachment on others. So what I see is that we should not resort to that, but rather resort to clear, evident indications that no one can be mistaken about. As for this method, I see that it is not permissible because of the fear that a person’s secrets, which he has entrusted to his memory, may be exposed. Yes.