What is the ruling on seeking assistance from a healer's familiar spirit to diagnose a patient's illness, and what is the ruling on visiting such healers?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Seeking the aid of jinn in , whether a qareen (companion jinn) or otherwise, and asking them about the type of illness or magic, is polytheism () with Allah and an unlawful act. Legitimate ruqyah is performed with Surat Al-Fatihah, Al-, Al-Mu'awwidhatayn (Al-Falaq and An-Nas), Ayah Al-Kursy, and the established prophetic supplications. It is obligatory to repent from seeking the aid of jinn and to limit oneself to the legitimate ruqyah.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/4229
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 4229
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy