A man used to suffer from convulsions and went to a man who opened the Quran as a way of seeking guidance. The man told him that he was possessed by a female Jinn. He takes fees for this work. Is there a process called “opening the Quran”? Is it prohibited to charge fees for this work?

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.

It is a well-established fact that Jinn can possess people. Expelling Jinn is done through Ruqyah, as stated in Fataawa 88660 and 92481.

As for opening the Quran, if you refer to reciting verses on the patient, that are usually recited in Ruqyah, then this is permissible. However, it you refer to what the magicians do, like opening the Mus-haf (The Arabic text of the Quran) – and some of them even open the Bible - and then informing the patient of what he is experiencing, then this is magic, as some of them claim that he opened the Quran on a specific verse which relates to the condition of the patient.   All these practices are acts of magicians.

With regard to a person who treats people with the Quran, if he memorizes the Quran by heart, then he does not need to open the Mus-haf. Otherwise, he may open it only in order to read from it.

We have previously mentioned some characteristics that distinguish between a person who uses the Quran for treatment and magicians, so please refer to Fatwa 89926 for more benefit.

Thus, if it is confirmed that a specific person treats people with Ruqyah, he is permitted to charge fees for this work, as previously mentioned in Fatwa 84241.