Ruling on cauterization as a way of curing epilepsy

Published

Sep 19, 2020 / Safar 04, 1442

Question:

An epileptic woman is possessed by a female Jinn. When the Jinn is beaten, she refuses to depart from the Muslim woman’s body. Is it permissible in this case to burn the Muslim woman with a firebrand so that the female jinni will leave her body?

Answer:

It is absolutely Haram (prohibited) to use this method, because only Allah has the right to punish with fire.