What is the ruling on dealing with the jinn and treating nervous disorders?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and may our Lord preserve you, O Shaykh. Our Shaykh, regarding dealing with the jinn, most people think that the jinn are just an ordinary enemy.

The Shaykh : My dear one, this is a trial that the present age has been afflicted with. I have said more than once that this is a modern fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). It began first with magnetic hypnosis. Then they moved on to what is called summoning spirits. Welcome, welcome. When the market for both magnetic hypnosis and summoning spirits collapsed and their true nature was exposed, the devils among humans and jinn cooperated to bring about a new bid'ah (religious innovation), which is the focus on what is called treating nervous disorders or the possession of humans by jinn. It has become a profession, and the most wicked of people, even some of the women who display their adornment, if you enter upon them, you will find her doing this with her hair and so on. She says she recites the Qur'an over what? These are the ones who are afflicted. Allah is the Greatest. Therefore, we advise this brother of yours to engage in seeking knowledge and to remain, if Allah wills, steadfast in obedience, prayer, worship, good conduct with people, and advising them in your dealings with them. This is among the best of character and the purest of deeds.