Some of those who treat sorcery use what is called al-talbinah, in which they ask the patient to bring a boy who has not reached puberty, then give him a mirror, turn off the lights, and ask
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The questioner : Some of those who treat patients with sorcery or the evil eye resort to a method they call al-talbinah. This man asks the patient afflicted with sorcery to bring a boy or a girl who has not reached puberty. He claims that this age is specified because that child or that girl has no sins upon them. Then he places a white paper or a mirror in the hand of that young person, turns off the lights, and asks that boy what he sees, until he describes the person he sees, whether a man or a woman. What is the ruling on this? What is the ruling on visiting them? What is the ruling on paying them a fee? Does the ruling differ if they recite something from the Qur'an or the supplications during this practice?
The Shaykh : I see that such a practice leads to the madness of the boy or the girl. He gives him a white paper and says, "Turn off the lights," then asks, "What do you see?" This causes him to be frightened, and perhaps there are obsessions and anxieties in his mind that confuse him. Even if we assume that he gives it to an adult man, that is a type of sorcery, and it is not permissible to use this. The patient, whatever his illness may be, should be treated with the Noble Qur'an, the Prophetic supplications, and natural treatments, such as honey and black seed, and the like. As for these illusions and fantasies, it is not permissible to rely on them or to go to those who treat with them. Yes.
The Shaykh : I see that such a practice leads to the madness of the boy or the girl. He gives him a white paper and says, "Turn off the lights," then asks, "What do you see?" This causes him to be frightened, and perhaps there are obsessions and anxieties in his mind that confuse him. Even if we assume that he gives it to an adult man, that is a type of sorcery, and it is not permissible to use this. The patient, whatever his illness may be, should be treated with the Noble Qur'an, the Prophetic supplications, and natural treatments, such as honey and black seed, and the like. As for these illusions and fantasies, it is not permissible to rely on them or to go to those who treat with them. Yes.