The Ruling on Taking the Insane to the Shaykhs of the Sufis for Treatment
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He has a second question in which he says: There are some people who are afflicted with madness, and they are taken to the shaykhs of the Sufis, who treat them with incense, erasing, and veils, and after that they become in an improved state. What is the opinion of the Shari'ah regarding this?
Answer: One who is afflicted with madness should not be taken to the superstitious people; he should be taken to the people of goodness from the good reciters and those who know the treatment of these things. They should recite over him and blow upon him, and use what causes the jinn to come out of him. Allah has made a cause for every thing and a cure for every disease. Generally, the believing, pious scholar known for uprightness and good creed, if he recites over him, blows upon him, and attends to him with recitation and warning the jinn and cautioning it, then it will come out by the permission of Allah. In any case, it is not permissible for the Muslim to go to the superstitious Sufis who are known for their religious innovations, misguidance, and superstitions. He has no right to go to them or seek treatment from them, lest they harm him or drag him into what they are in of associating partners with Allah, religious innovations, and superstitions. For the Sufis, generally, their way is religious innovations and superstitions, and many of them worship their shaykh other than Allah, call upon him for aid, make vows to him, and seek his help whether he is alive or dead. So their conditions are serious, and the one who is saved from them is few. There is no power and no strength except by Allah. We ask Allah for guidance and insight for us and for them. The sound, saving, and happy way is the way of the Book and the Sunnah; it is the way of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and those who followed them with excellence. It is the straight path, and it is the religion of Allah: holding fast to the Shari'ah of Allah and being cautious of what Allah has forbidden and being cautious of religious innovations. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
Answer: One who is afflicted with madness should not be taken to the superstitious people; he should be taken to the people of goodness from the good reciters and those who know the treatment of these things. They should recite over him and blow upon him, and use what causes the jinn to come out of him. Allah has made a cause for every thing and a cure for every disease. Generally, the believing, pious scholar known for uprightness and good creed, if he recites over him, blows upon him, and attends to him with recitation and warning the jinn and cautioning it, then it will come out by the permission of Allah. In any case, it is not permissible for the Muslim to go to the superstitious Sufis who are known for their religious innovations, misguidance, and superstitions. He has no right to go to them or seek treatment from them, lest they harm him or drag him into what they are in of associating partners with Allah, religious innovations, and superstitions. For the Sufis, generally, their way is religious innovations and superstitions, and many of them worship their shaykh other than Allah, call upon him for aid, make vows to him, and seek his help whether he is alive or dead. So their conditions are serious, and the one who is saved from them is few. There is no power and no strength except by Allah. We ask Allah for guidance and insight for us and for them. The sound, saving, and happy way is the way of the Book and the Sunnah; it is the way of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and those who followed them with excellence. It is the straight path, and it is the religion of Allah: holding fast to the Shari'ah of Allah and being cautious of what Allah has forbidden and being cautious of religious innovations. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
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