Ruling on going for treatment to one who claims knowledge of the unseen
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Question:
He also says: Some poor people, or a poor man or… He says: A righteous man, when they are present for one of their problems, they tell you: We seek guidance from Allah for you, or we open the book for you, or we look for the best for you, so that they may tell you about the future and treat you for the calamities you are suffering from. Is this correct or not?
Answer:
This is an error, for they do not know the unseen. If they intend to think about the medicine and treatment, there is no harm.
As for looking into a matter, meaning that they know the unseen, or know the unseen through methods they read, or write, or think about, this has no validity at all. Allah the Exalted says: [Surat al-Naml: 65]. So it is He, the Exalted, who knows the unseen. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then he recited His saying, the Exalted: [Surat Luqman: 34] . And Allah says to him: [Surat al-A'raf: 188]. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know the unseen; rather, he is a warner and a bringer of good news to the servants of Allah. So the one who claims that he seeks guidance for the sick person, or opens the book for the sick person, or thinks about the sick person until he knows what is beyond the knowledge of causes, rather, another knowledge which is the knowledge of the unseen, this is not permissible, and this is invalid. And whoever claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever. We seek refuge in Allah.
As for if he intends to think and look into the appropriate medicine and the appropriate treatment, then there is no harm. The doctor may not know the illness, so he thinks.
Likewise, his saying: "I seek guidance." If his intention is that he seeks guidance from Allah by praying two rak'ahs, he prays two rak'ahs and seeks guidance from Allah regarding how to treat him, then there is no harm. As for if he seeks guidance in the sense of: looking into the knowledge of the unseen, this is invalid. Yes.
He also says: Some poor people, or a poor man or… He says: A righteous man, when they are present for one of their problems, they tell you: We seek guidance from Allah for you, or we open the book for you, or we look for the best for you, so that they may tell you about the future and treat you for the calamities you are suffering from. Is this correct or not?
Answer:
This is an error, for they do not know the unseen. If they intend to think about the medicine and treatment, there is no harm.
As for looking into a matter, meaning that they know the unseen, or know the unseen through methods they read, or write, or think about, this has no validity at all. Allah the Exalted says:
Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah
قُلْ لا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُThe keys of the unseen are five, and no one knows them except Allah
مفاتح الغيب خمسة لا يعلمهن إلا اللهIndeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌSay, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."
قُلْ لا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَAs for if he intends to think and look into the appropriate medicine and the appropriate treatment, then there is no harm. The doctor may not know the illness, so he thinks.
Likewise, his saying: "I seek guidance." If his intention is that he seeks guidance from Allah by praying two rak'ahs, he prays two rak'ahs and seeks guidance from Allah regarding how to treat him, then there is no harm. As for if he seeks guidance in the sense of: looking into the knowledge of the unseen, this is invalid. Yes.
Source
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