The “unseen hand”

Question

Question: What is the ruling on the “unseen hand” (a practice after which money comes from an unseen source): is it permissible or impermissible?

Answer

It is written in “Imdad al-Fatawa” that this is theft by means of the jinn, which is haram.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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