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Whilst in hospital, they took some blood from him whilst he was fasting

Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, That which does & does not break the fast, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 15 November 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

A man had to go to the hospital in Ramadhaan whilst he was fasting. At the hospital, they took some blood from him. Does this affect his fast?

Performing ruqyah using the Qur.aan and authentic Prophetic prayers and supplications

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 12 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is the ruling of performing the ruqyah with the Qur.aan and authentic prayers and supplications of the Prophet ﷺ?

Burning the possessed woman

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 7 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

There is a woman suffering from epilepsy, and [at the same time] possessed by a female jinn. Whenever the woman is beaten [by the raaqee], the jinn does not respond by coming out of her body.

Going to church for treating insanity

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 7 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

It is claimed that treatment for insanity is to be sought at church, in particular, the church of Mary Jirjis, or from sorcerers and charlatans commonly practising in villages.

The descending of Jibreel from the sky whilst performing ruqyah

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 7 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Some of the brothers in our area treat jinn-possessed cases by reciting aayaat from the Qur.aan.

The validity of ruqyah

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 7 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

What is the Islaamic position regarding the ruqyah? I have heard about a companion [of the Prophet ﷺ) who treated a patient by ruqyah, and was given some sheep in return.

Using the Qur.aan to ward off the jinn

Fatwa, Jinn, Devils & Magic, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 7 August 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am a blind man. Every night a number of jinn come to my house and I am very scared of them. I now use a copy of the Qur.aan to keep them away; if I hold it up in their faces, they leave me.