The Ruling on Seeking the Aid of Jinn in Treatment

Question:
There is a man who treats people from possession and sorcery using a jinn that has taken control of his hand. He claims that they are Muslim and righteous jinn, and that a righteous jinn is attached to him, and he treats people through it. Is this seeking aid from other than Allah?

Answer:
Yes, this is seeking aid from jinn and seeking aid from other than Allah, and it is not permissible. If we were to open this door and say that it is permissible to seek the aid of jinn in treatment, the door would be opened for everything. This is not permissible. Treatment has prescribed methods, praise be to Allah: ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), permissible medicines, supplications, and all of this, along with the prescribed forms of seeking refuge, constitutes treatment. Allah has not made the use of jinn in treatment permissible. And the fact that he says, "Whoever seeks aid from Muslims, provided it is established that they are Muslims," meaning you have their affiliations and their identities—this statement is not acceptable, and this door is never to be opened. Yes. No, no, this is not acceptable. If we opened the door, everyone would claim that their agents are Muslims and that they are good and excellent. No, this is not permissible.