Treatment by means of the Names of Allaah

24-1-2011 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is the ruling on treatment by means of the Names of Allaah The Almighty? Is seeking treatment in this way an innovation (Bid’ah)? In this treatment, a certain name from among the most beautiful Names of Allaah The Almighty is determined according to the organ affected by the disease, then the recitation takes place for ten minutes, and the patient is cured. Can this be true?

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Answer:

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.

If you mean that the patient supplicates Allaah The Almighty by His Name that is relevant to his disease— for example, saying, "O Ever-Beholding, restore my sight."— then this is permissible, provided that it is not fixed to a certain number or a period of time. Please read Fatwa 97265.

If you mean that the patient repeats a Name of Allaah The Almighty solely— for example, saying, "Allaah…Allaah…Allaah," or " the Ever-Hearing… the Ever-Hearing… the Ever-Hearing."— then this is impermissible, as it is an innovation (Bid’ah).

And Allaah Knows best.