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AL-KAFI #648: PERAWAT "MENURUN" DALAM RAWATAN
What is the ruling on seeking treatment from a healer who uses the practice of menurun (spirit possession)?
Short answer
Menurun is a state in which a person is taken over by jinn until unconscious or semi-conscious, and it is understood as summoning spirits, reincarnation of spirits or invoking spirits.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Menurun is a state in which a person is taken over by jinn until unconscious or semi-conscious, and it is understood as summoning spirits, reincarnation of spirits or invoking spirits. This fatwa rules that the practice is shirk and forbidden because it involves seeking help from jinn, even if it may appear to work by Allah's permission. Those who have been involved must repent, and the JAKIM Aqidah Study Panel in 2003 also decided that summoning spirits is forbidden. Efforts to treat any ailment must conform to the requirements of Islamic law.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpandangan bahawa pengamalan menurun adalah syirik dan haram dilakukan. Bagi yang pernah terlibat, hendaklah bertaubat kepada Allah SWT.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #648: PERAWAT "MENURUN" DALAM RAWATAN”, 24 July 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/742-al-kafi-648-perawat-menurun-dalam-rawatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-healers-using-spirit-possession/