What is the ruling on a man who is famous for treating diseases without surgery and informing people about their illnesses?
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The questioner : A questioner says: Your Eminence,The Shaykh : A man is famous for treating diseases and performing operations without surgery, and he informs people of the diseases they have. He appears to be righteous and is known for maintaining prayer, and he does not ask people for money. However, people have attached themselves to him, and I know people from this region who want to travel to him, and he is located outside this country. What is the ruling on traveling to him, and what is your comment?
The Shaykh : They say: "Tell the intelligent person what is not fitting," and it is up to you to complete the sentence; complete it. If it is true, then he has no intellect. We have never heard of anyone whom Allah heals through his hands merely by his touch, except for 'Isa (peace be upon him). So, I do not believe in this at all. If it were the case that people were tempted by him and someone went to him and he treated him without an operation, then there are devils working for him. It is not reasonable! Allah is the Greatest! If someone said to us: "This sun is not a sun; it is a group of light bulbs that illuminate the earth," would we agree with this? We would not agree. No person with the slightest bit of intellect can believe that a man from the children of Adam is brought patients who need operations and he treats them without surgery. Glory be to Allah! What wonders! This is what people are afflicted with today, and they have come to rely on other than their Lord, Mighty and Majestic. They attach themselves to the created and believe in what is not reasonable. So, I say to the brother who is now packing his luggage to travel: Do not travel. Stay in your place and ask your Lord, Mighty and Majestic. Allah is capable of all things. How many people had their graves dug, water prepared for their washing, and shrouds brought to wrap them in, yet they did not die, because Allah is capable of all things. The One who sent down the illness is capable of removing it, as long as the appointed time has not arrived. So there is no benefit. What did Zakariyya say when Allah gave him the glad tidings of a child? And what did Allah say to him?[Maryam 19:8] Allah said to him: [Maryam 19:9] Who created you? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is capable of creating a child for you. Who made you ill? I say to the sick person: Who made you ill? Answer, everyone! Allah, who made you ill, is capable of removing the illness from you. But Allah the Exalted says: [At-Talaq 65:3] And surely His command, when He wills a thing, is only to say to it "Be," and it is. Allah has set a measure for everything. It may be that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has decreed that this illness is the final illness, and the supplication at that time will be for the raising of degrees. And it may be that Allah has decreed that this illness will not be removed except by the supplication of so-and-so or so-and-so, so he supplicates to Allah and is cured. Yes.
The Shaykh : They say: "Tell the intelligent person what is not fitting," and it is up to you to complete the sentence; complete it. If it is true, then he has no intellect. We have never heard of anyone whom Allah heals through his hands merely by his touch, except for 'Isa (peace be upon him). So, I do not believe in this at all. If it were the case that people were tempted by him and someone went to him and he treated him without an operation, then there are devils working for him. It is not reasonable! Allah is the Greatest! If someone said to us: "This sun is not a sun; it is a group of light bulbs that illuminate the earth," would we agree with this? We would not agree. No person with the slightest bit of intellect can believe that a man from the children of Adam is brought patients who need operations and he treats them without surgery. Glory be to Allah! What wonders! This is what people are afflicted with today, and they have come to rely on other than their Lord, Mighty and Majestic. They attach themselves to the created and believe in what is not reasonable. So, I say to the brother who is now packing his luggage to travel: Do not travel. Stay in your place and ask your Lord, Mighty and Majestic. Allah is capable of all things. How many people had their graves dug, water prepared for their washing, and shrouds brought to wrap them in, yet they did not die, because Allah is capable of all things. The One who sent down the illness is capable of removing it, as long as the appointed time has not arrived. So there is no benefit. What did Zakariyya say when Allah gave him the glad tidings of a child? And what did Allah say to him?