Impermissibility of ThetaHealing

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Q. Assalamualakum. Is theta healing permissible, JazakAllah.

 

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A. ThetaHealing is described, on their official website, as a meditation technique and spiritual philosophy - not specific to one religion but accepting them all - with the purpose of getting closer to the Creator. It is a training method for your mind, body and spirit that allows you to clear limiting beliefs and live life with positive thoughts, developing virtues in all that we do. Through meditation and prayer, the ThetaHealing Technique creates a positive lifestyle. (http://www.thetahealing.com/about-thetahealing.html)

 

The Fatwa Department of the Jamiatul Ulama KZN has reviewed the ThetaHealing system and has ruled it impermissible as it contains elements, beliefs and philosophies that are incompatible and inconsistent with Islamic beliefs and teachings.

 

Thus, the Muslim community is advised to refrain from using this system as it may lead to very negative consequences on one’s Imaan.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

 

Mufti Ismaeel Bassa

 

Confirmation: 

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

 

(Islamic rulings on this Q&A newsletter are answered in accordance to the Hanafi Fiqh) 

 

Fatwa Department

Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) 

Council of Muslim Theologians