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Question:
If I seek treatment with a man who
has with him Muslim doctors from among the jinn,
will that invalidate my fast?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is not permissible to seek the help of the
jinn for medical treatment or anything else, and
it is not permissible to go to one who claims
to do that.
The Muslim should not be deceived
by the success of anyone's treatment or seeing
the effects of that, for the Dajjaal will tell
the sky to rain and it will rain, and he will
tell the earth to bring forth its treasure and
it will do so. Should the Muslim be deceived by
him and believe his claims? It may be a test or
a gradual punishment from Allaah. "We shall
gradually seize them with punishment in ways they
perceive not" [al-A'raaf 7:182].
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah
ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked
about the ruling on using the services of Muslim
jinn to treat disease if that is needed.
He replied:
The sick person should not use the services of
the jinn for treatment or ask them for anything,
rather he should ask well known doctors, but he
should not turn to the jinn, because that is a
means that leads to worshipping them and believing
them. Among the jinn are some who are kaafirs
and some who are Muslims, and some who are innovators,
and you do not know about them. So you should
not rely on them or ask them for anything, even
if they appear to you. Rather you should ask the
people of knowledge and human doctors. Allaah
condemned the mushrikeen as He said (interpretation
of the meaning):
"And verily, there were men
among mankind who took shelter with the males
among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them
(mankind) in sin and transgression" [al-Jinn
72:6]
And it is a means that leads to
dependence upon them and shirk, and it leads to
seeking benefit from them and seeking their help,
and all of that is shirk. End quote.
Majallat al-Da'wah (no. 1602, Rabee'
al-Awwal 1418AH, p. 34)
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve
him) said:
The help of the jinn should not be sought, whether
from the Muslims among them or those who say that
they are Muslim, because he may say that he is
Muslim but he is lying in order to interfere with
people. This should be prevented from the outset.
It is not permissible to seek the help of the
jinn even if they say that they are Muslims, because
this opens the door to trouble.
It is not permissible to seek the
help of one who is absent whether he is a jinni
or otherwise, and whether he is a Muslim or not.
Rather we should seek the help of one who is present
and is able to help, as Allaah said of Moosa (interpretation
of the meaning):
"The man of his (own) party asked him for
help against his foe"
[al-Qasas 28:15]
Moosa was present and able to help,
and it was possible for him to help as this was
an ordinary situation. End quote
Al-Sihr wa'l-Sha'wadhah, p. 86, 87
Secondly:
With regard to fasting, it is valid in sha Allaah
and is not invalidated by that, although the reward
for fasting may be reduced and may be erased altogether
by the commission of sin. See the answer to question
no. 50063.
And Allaah knows best.
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