We found books on medicine authored by Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. Was he a scholar of medicine in addition to exegesis, or is it another person with the same name, or are they merely attributed to him?
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The questioner : The second question states: We found books on medicine authored by Shaykh Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. Was he a scholar of medicine in addition to exegesis, as you know, or is it a case of identical names, or are they merely attributed to him? If you have looked into any of them, what is your opinion regarding what they contain, particularly those unknown symbols and talismans, the Arabic and Hebrew alphabetic letters, and the numbers, which are claimed to be a cure for madness and some other diseases?
The Shaykh : I do not know of al-Suyuti as being a scholar of medicine.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If I had read a book of his in the past that included several sciences, including research in medicine, as for what the questioner mentioned about this book containing talismans in Hebrew, Arabic, and other languages, and letters and the like, I know nothing about it. However, it must be known that it is not permissible to seek healing through something whose meaning is not known. These letters, whose nature is unknown, are complex talismans and things that are not understood. It is not permissible for anyone to treat themselves with them or seek healing through them. Rather, one should seek healing through known writings that do not contradict what the Shari'ah has brought.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know of al-Suyuti as being a scholar of medicine.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If I had read a book of his in the past that included several sciences, including research in medicine, as for what the questioner mentioned about this book containing talismans in Hebrew, Arabic, and other languages, and letters and the like, I know nothing about it. However, it must be known that it is not permissible to seek healing through something whose meaning is not known. These letters, whose nature is unknown, are complex talismans and things that are not understood. It is not permissible for anyone to treat themselves with them or seek healing through them. Rather, one should seek healing through known writings that do not contradict what the Shari'ah has brought.
The questioner : Yes.