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What is the ruling on selling papers on which something from the Qur'an is written, written with saffron water for the purpose of ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are people in some spice shops who sell packets and papers written with, or written in, saffron water that has been recited over. Is it permissible to use them?

Answer:
You know the people's eagerness for money and for acquiring money. Among that is what the questioner mentioned: that they sell papers on which something from the Qur'an is written in order to obtain money. This is an expansion that should not be done. Ruqyah is for when there is a need. There is nothing wrong with writing the Qur'an on something pure, such as a vessel, a plate, or papers, and then washing it and giving the patient the water to drink. This is not a problem because it is part of ruqyah, but this is for when there is a need. As for expanding on this, that should not be done. However, if you are certain that these papers contain nothing but the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with buying them. If you are certain that they are sound and contain nothing but the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with buying them for the need.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [548 -2802] ما حكم بيع أوراق مكتوب عليها شيئا من القرآن كتبت بماء الزعفران من أجل الرقية؟ — youtube.com

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