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The ruling on writing verses on something and then washing it, and the ruling on reciting over saffron

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: What is the ruling on using and keeping paper on which saffron is placed and over which verses are recited? What is the ruling for the one who does this? Are they rewarded? There is no harm in writing verses on a piece of paper or in a plate, then washing it and drinking the water. Some of the Salaf, such as Imam Ahmad, permitted this, because it falls under ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). Seeking healing through the Qur'an falls under ruqyah.

The Shaykh:
And as for

The questioner:
And as for the recitation

The Shaykh:
over saffron, this is not prescribed. Reciting over saffron, and he said that this saffron over which it was recited, this is not prescribed. What was transmitted is reciting over water, and blowing into water, or writing

The questioner:
No, my uncle. With saffron or with anything else of

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
the ink, then

The Shaykh:
it is washed and drunk.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5948- حكم كتابة الآيات في شيء ثم غسله وحكم القراءة على الزعفران - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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