I wish to inquire if hypnotherapy (and to derive livelihood from it as well) is permissible in Islam .

· 17 Safar 1425 AH1 min readFatwa 11343English

Question

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I wish to inquire if hypnotherapy (and to derive livelihood from it as well) is permissible in Islam .

Answer

If hypnotherapy is a means of cure and there is nothing unIslamic in the therapy, then it is permissible. The livelihood derived from hypnotherapy will be Halaal.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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