Going to a man who treats using the method of Arab medicine is a type of fortune-telling
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The third question of Fatwa No. ( 8705 ):
Q3: We have a man here who treats patients using the method of Arab medicine, and I will relate to you what happened to me with him: I was ill, so he took me into a dark room, and the man began reciting the Qur'an and several verses, calling out the names of some of the awliya (close friends of Allah) who are righteous. After that, I heard as if a large bird had entered the room; you could hear the sound of its wings but see nothing. Then a high-pitched voice spoke and greeted me by my name. I did not see a body, but I felt a touch on my back during the examination, and I was suffering from the severity of the illness. That voice said to me: "Remember Allah and send blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." After the examination was complete, he said to me: "Your illness is such-and-such, and its treatment is not with me. Go to a general practitioner, and you must sleep in the hospital." So I went and slept in
the hospital and was healed by the permission of Allah. This man has experience in a type of sorcery, where there are couples who, on the night of their entry into the marriage, are unable to consummate the marriage. After going to this person, some of the spells come out, and he throws that book containing the sorcery in front of the bewitched person, and he is healed after the extraction of this sorcery by the permission of Allah. The question on this topic is: Is going to this person considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), given that he does not ask for a fee?
A3: This is from the diviners and fortune-tellers whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade people from visiting, asking, and believing. As narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 2230 , and it is authentic from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam) (peace and blessings be upon him). There are many hadiths in this meaning. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q3: We have a man here who treats patients using the method of Arab medicine, and I will relate to you what happened to me with him: I was ill, so he took me into a dark room, and the man began reciting the Qur'an and several verses, calling out the names of some of the awliya (close friends of Allah) who are righteous. After that, I heard as if a large bird had entered the room; you could hear the sound of its wings but see nothing. Then a high-pitched voice spoke and greeted me by my name. I did not see a body, but I felt a touch on my back during the examination, and I was suffering from the severity of the illness. That voice said to me: "Remember Allah and send blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." After the examination was complete, he said to me: "Your illness is such-and-such, and its treatment is not with me. Go to a general practitioner, and you must sleep in the hospital." So I went and slept in
the hospital and was healed by the permission of Allah. This man has experience in a type of sorcery, where there are couples who, on the night of their entry into the marriage, are unable to consummate the marriage. After going to this person, some of the spells come out, and he throws that book containing the sorcery in front of the bewitched person, and he is healed after the extraction of this sorcery by the permission of Allah. The question on this topic is: Is going to this person considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), given that he does not ask for a fee?
A3: This is from the diviners and fortune-tellers whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade people from visiting, asking, and believing. As narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted.
من أتى عرافًا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلةor who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.
من أتى كاهنًا فصدّقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد
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