Is it possible for a person afflicted by magic, jinn possession, or demonic epilepsy to take off their clothes, and is there any evidence for this from reality or tradition?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
A person afflicted with epilepsy might take off their clothes due to losing their mind or flailing about. An example of this is the black woman who came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "I suffer from epilepsy, and I become uncovered." So the Prophet supplicated for her that she would not become uncovered.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/150283
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 150283
- 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