Do the advocates of energy healing and the Law of Attraction truly sell amulets, talismans and esoteric objects that are said to attract cosmic energy?

Yes, by Allāh, they do. They sell amulets, talismans, gemstones, geometric shapes, and other esoteric objects, including Hindu and Buddhist symbolic motifs, which, they claim, can attract happiness, prosperity, love (a partner or spouse), fertility, and the like. By Allāh, I saw an advertisement on Ṣalāḥ ar-Rāshid’s Facebook page that literally stated: “My Shop: 13 new items are now available in my shop: pendulums in a variety of wonderful shapes, along with elegant gemstone jars for the home and office. To order through the website…”¹

Trade in amulets, talismans, and idolatrous objects thrives in times when ignorance is widespread and people turn away from the religion of the Lord of the Worlds. Among the most well-known “spiritual” objects and “therapies” promoted by the advocates of energy healing are the following:

A.The three-legged toad: It is said to attract wealth and prosperity.

B.Mandarin ducks: They are claimed to bring good luck and love when used as a pair.

C.Energy-balance jewelry (such as energy bracelets, necklaces, and chains), energy pens, and energy discs: They are claimed to bring positive energy into one’s home and workplace.

D.Pendulums: They are said to promote spiritual and physical healing by locating blockages in a person’s chi (vital energy).

E.Pyramid-shaped structures: So-called “pyramid power” is claimed to help preserve good health.

F.Gemstones: They are believed to bring positive energy and increase positive vibrations.

G.Colour therapy: It involves the use of colours and their frequencies to allegedly balance energy and heal physical and emotional ailments within the human body. Those who promote this quackery deceive the gullible into believing that, through various tests, they can determine which colour will be most beneficial for the particular ailment they seek to treat. They then sell them a coloured gemstone that supposedly best suits their needs.

Indeed, the Prophet (PBUH) was right when he foretold that, in the end times, some people who call themselves Muslims would imitate idolaters in every matter, including the worship of idols: “The Hour will not be established (i.e., the Day of Judgment will not come) until tribes from my ummah (nation) join the polytheists, and until they worship idols.”² It is deeply troubling that gemstones and talismans are being used in the countries of monotheism—the countries of Muslims—in the belief that they can ward off evil and attract good. How did the Islamic nation return to idolatry so easily?! ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn [may Allāh be pleased with him] related a tradition in which the Prophet (PBUH) condemned polytheism and sought to protect people from it. The Prophet (PBUH) saw a man wearing a brass ring on his hand and asked, “What is this?” The man replied, “It is for al-wāhinah (a weakening ailment).” He (PBUH) said, “Remove it, for it will only increase your weakness; and if you die while wearing it, you will be entrusted to it.”³ In another narration: “…and if you die while wearing it, you will never succeed.”⁴ This Prophetic tradition clearly shows that not only did the Prophet (PBUH) command the man to immediately remove the ring, as it would worsen the ailment for which he wore it, but he also told him that if he continued wearing it until his death, he would be deprived of success in the Hereafter. Hence, it is utterly strange that some Muslims today are wallowing in the swamp of paganism after such a stern warning from the Prophet (PBUH). Imagine what the Prophet (PBUH) would say about those who believe that cosmic energy attracts good and wards off harm; those who wear necklaces to attract and balance energy in the chakras (energy centers); those who sit or lie under meditation pyramids to focus cosmic energy and enhance the activation of the seven chakras; those who use gemstones, pendulums, and special colours to direct energy; those who engage in practices such as yoga and meditation to unblock energy and rebalance imbalanced chakras; and those who believe that cosmic energy brings health, wealth, and abundance. What, for Allāh’s sake, is the characterization of all these beliefs and practices? Is this not the essence of disbelief, idolatry, misguidance, and major polytheism? Our Lord says:

•{Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Invoke those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Him—they do not have the power to undo harm from you or transfer it ˹to someone else˺”} (Qurʾān 17:56).

•{So do not knowingly set up equals to Allāh ˹in worship˺} (Qurʾān 2:22).

•{But all matters are by Allāh’s Will} (Qurʾān 13:31).

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “If you ask [for anything], ask Allāh, and if you seek help, seek help from Allāh.”⁵ He (PBUH) also said: “Indeed ar-ruqá (incantations), at-tamāʾim (amulets) and at-tiwalah (love spells) are shirk (forms of polytheism).”⁶