Is seeking healing with rainwater forbidden by Islamic law, or is it permissible if its benefit is proven by experience, without believing that its permissibility is established in Islamic law?
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What is prohibited is the belief that a method of healing is or legally established based on experimentation, because experimentation does not indicate the establishment of something from the Lawgiver, and it is not a proof nor a شبه حجة (semi-proof) according to scholars. As for relying on experience in methods of healing without attributing them to the , there is no harm in that.
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