Medical knowledge has, since early times, accrued through particular experiences, with successive generations benefiting from the experiential knowledge and accumulated wisdom of those who preceded them. Under present conditions, such knowledge is acquired at an academic level through universities. Alongside this, certain traditional modes of treatment grounded in experience continue to be practiced. If what is intended by the expression “taking and giving a hand” pertains to such a transmission, there is no objection to it.
Furthermore, with respect to the recovery from various ailments, there is likewise no objection—provided that one remains within the bounds of legitimacy as determined by the Qur’an and the Sunnah, and on the condition that it is neither forgotten nor allowed to be forgotten that the sole granter of healing is Allah—to the recitation of supplications derived from the Qur’an and the Sunnah, or those learned from qualified individuals, as well as to learning and applying them from those duly competent in this field. A form of healing practice understood in this sense, so long as it remains within legitimate bounds, entails no objection.
However, beyond experiential medical knowledge and supplication, it is not possible to reconcile with our religion such practices as bioenergy, reiki, or the notion of “receiving a hand” from a traditional healer (ocaklı), whether as extensions of Far Eastern belief systems or of earlier Turkic beliefs, as well as practices described as “healing” or the “transmission of a healing hand,” which represent manifestations of modern spiritualist movements.