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AL-KAFI #391 : BEDAH BATIN, KAEDAH PERUBATAN YANG DIRAGUI
What is the ruling on seeking treatment through spiritual surgery (bedah batin) that involves help from jinn?
Short answer
Spiritual surgery is regarded as a doubtful method and has so far been identified as involving fraud and superstition.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Spiritual surgery is regarded as a doubtful method and has so far been identified as involving fraud and superstition. The fatwa cites the Melaka Mufti Department's guidelines on Islamic healing practices, which prohibit it because it involves assistance from jinn and fitnah (slander or harmful accusation). The fatwa agrees with this view and advises the public to avoid believing in or using such services.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perubatan bedah batin ini diragui perbuatannya dan setakat ini dikenalpasti melibatkan penipuan dan khurafat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #391 : BEDAH BATIN, KAEDAH PERUBATAN YANG DIRAGUI”, 22 September 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1363-al-kafi-391-bedah-batin-kaedah-perubatan-yang-diragui. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-spiritual-surgery-bedah-batin/