Is it permissible to make ruqyah a profession, and what is the ruling on taking a specific amount of money for treatment?
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The questioner : Is it permissible, O Shaykh, to make reciting over those afflicted with jinn a profession?
The Shaykh : A profession?
The questioner : Making it a profession!
The Shaykh : As is the reality today, it is not permissible. But if there is a righteous man!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Who recites the Qur'an well and is sincere in this recitation for the purpose of extracting the jinn.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he should stop at these limits and not add anything to them from the requests that are made today, such as oil and the like.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So restricting oneself to the recitation is a permissible matter.
The questioner : There are also those who seek the help of some jinn for some patients!
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible at all. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : Do we consider it shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : No, it is haram (forbidden).
The questioner : It is merely haram (forbidden).
The Shaykh :[Al-Jinn 72:6] That is: they increased them in fatigue and misguidance, so it is not permissible.
The questioner : If the Shaykh agreed on a fee before the job?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he agreed before coming to the case.
Another questioner : That is: he stipulated, for example!
The questioner : For example: take fifty dinars.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not befitting.
The questioner : And is this money considered haram (forbidden) earnings, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Is this considered haram (forbidden) earnings?
The Shaykh: No.
The Shaykh : A profession?
The questioner : Making it a profession!
The Shaykh : As is the reality today, it is not permissible. But if there is a righteous man!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Who recites the Qur'an well and is sincere in this recitation for the purpose of extracting the jinn.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he should stop at these limits and not add anything to them from the requests that are made today, such as oil and the like.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So restricting oneself to the recitation is a permissible matter.
The questioner : There are also those who seek the help of some jinn for some patients!
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible at all. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : Do we consider it shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : No, it is haram (forbidden).
The questioner : It is merely haram (forbidden).
The Shaykh :
And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًاThe questioner : If the Shaykh agreed on a fee before the job?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he agreed before coming to the case.
Another questioner : That is: he stipulated, for example!
The questioner : For example: take fifty dinars.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not befitting.
The questioner : And is this money considered haram (forbidden) earnings, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Is this considered haram (forbidden) earnings?
The Shaykh: No.
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