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Fatwa #694721 October 2002South Africa

Is the below permissible? To reach a deep relaxed state of mind and body which is alpha. A process that alter brainwaves with multi-layered patterns of sound frequencies

Question

A process that alter brainwaves with multi-layered patterns of sound frequencies. When heard the brain responds by producing a third sound (called a binaural beat) that encourages the desired brainwave activity?

Answer

According to the information provided by you, we do not see anything un-Islamic in the process of altering the brainwaves with different sound frequencies.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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