Ruling on seeking help from the qareen on the part of some of those who treat sickness with ruqyah
Question

                There is a person who appears outwardly to be righteous, but he says that he treats people by means of the qareen (i.e., his qareen asks the sick person’s qareen, and he tells him about the sickness). Please note that he does not ask the sick person about his mother's name. What is the ruling on this action? And what is the ruling on going to these people?.
Praise be to Allah.
    There are many actions contrary to sharee’ah that are done by 
    some of those who treat sickness with ruqyah, even if they are righteous 
    people. The shaytaan finds a way to confuse them and make them do and say 
    things that are haraam. 

    One of these things that are contrary to sharee’ah is seeking 
    the help of the jinn, whether that is seeking the help of the qareen or 
    anything else. All of that is tricks of the Shaytaan and ways in which he 
    deceives those people. 

    The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked: 

    In some cases of sickness which the doctors are unable to 
    treat, we recite over them verses of ruqyah a certain number of times, 
    without it appearing to have any effect on them. But we have discovered a 
    way to make our qareen speak to the qareen of the sick person! By means of 
    which we are able to find out the nature of the sickness, and many cases 
    have been treated in this manner, whereby we ask the sick person to repeat 
    the phrase Bismillaahi awwalahu wa aakhirahu whilst breathing in, 
    then after a while we speak to the qareen. 

    My question is: what we know about the qareen is very little 
    because there is very little evidence. For example: is he inside the body or 
    outside, how long has he stayed with the sick person (the human)? Is there 
    one qareen with each human, or is it possible for them to alternate every 
    once in a while? Does he stay with the human constantly or does he leave him 
    sometimes and come back to him? On many occasions, he (the qareen) states 
    that he is younger than the sick person. 

    I sincerely hope that the Shaykh will answer these questions 
    in writing, so that Allaah may benefit the Muslims thereby. Please advise 
    us. 

    They replied: 

    Islamically prescribed ruqyah is reciting Soorat al-Faatihah, 
    Aayat al-Kursiy, Soorat al-Ikhlaas,, al-Mi’wadhatyan, verses of Qur’aan, and 
    Prophetic du’aa’s that are proven to be narrated from the Messenger of 
    Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him). It is not permissible to 
    seek the help of the jinn which you call the qareen to ask him about the 
    type of disease suffered by the sick person, because seeking the help of the 
    jinn is ascribing partners to Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted. What 
    you have to do is repent to Allaah from that and give up this method, and 
    limit it to the ruqyahs that are prescribed in sharee’ah. May Allaah help us 
    all to do that which pleases Him. And Allaah is the source of strength. May 
    Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and 
    companions. End quote. 

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez Aal 
    al-Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh 
    Bakr Abu Zayd 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (24/287-289) 

    They were also asked about seeking the help of the jinn to 
    find out about the evil eye or witchcraft, and also about believing the 
    jinni who is possessing the sick person because of witchcraft and the evil 
    eye, and relying on what he says. 

    They replied: It is not permissible to seek the help of the 
    jinn to find out about the nature of the problem and the type of remedy with 
    which to treat it, because seeking the help of the jinn is shirk. Allaah 
    says (interpretation of the meaning):

    “And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter 
    with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in 
    sin and transgression”

    [al-Jinn 72:6] 

    “And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together 
    (and say): ‘O you assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of men,’ and their 
    Awliyaa’ (friends and helpers) amongst men will say: ‘Our Lord! We benefited 
    one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did 
    appoint for us.’ He will say: ‘The Fire be your dwelling place, you will 
    dwell therein forever, except as Allaah may will. Certainly your Lord is 
    All‑Wise, All‑Knowing’”

    [al-An’aam 6:128] 

    What is meant by benefiting from one another is that the 
    humans venerated the jinn, submitted to them and sought refuge with them, 
    and the jinn served them by doing what they wanted and bringing to them what 
    they demanded, which included telling them about the type of disease and its 
    causes, things that the jinn can see but not humans. But they may be lying, 
    because they are not trustworthy and it is not permissible to believe them. 

    And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah send 
    blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. 
    End quote. 

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez Aal 
    al-Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh 
    Bakr Abu Zayd 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (1/92-93) 

    For more information please see the answer to questions 
    number: 78546,
    11114,
    11063. 

    And Allaah knows best.