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What is the ruling on what some ruqah practitioners do, such as repeating certain verses for a person afflicted with the evil eye, like the saying of Allah the Exalted: “A flowing eye”

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are some ruqah practitioners who recite specific verses from the Noble Qur'an for the sick. For example, they recite for one afflicted with the evil eye and repeat the saying of Allah the Exalted:
a flowing spring.عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
[Al-Ghashiyah 88:12]
. They recite for one whose desire to eat food has decreased and repeat the saying of Allah the Exalted:
All food was lawful to the Children of Israelكُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
[Ali 'Imran 3:93]
. And they repeat for one who feels pain in his neck the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It is the freeing of a slaveفَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
[Al-Balad 90:13]
. What is the ruling on this?

Answer:
This has no relevance. This is a choice with no relevance. These verses do not correspond to ruqah. “A flowing eye,” which is recited for one afflicted with the evil eye, has no relevance. “A flowing eye” refers to Paradise, but Surat al-Falaq is the appropriate one, regarding the evil of an envier when he envies. Surat al-Falaq:
And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyesوَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ
[Al-Qalam 68:51]
This is also appropriate. One should bring verses that mention affliction with the evil eye, along with the hadiths and supplications transmitted in this regard. As for bringing verses that do not correspond, which he has chosen, there is no evidence for this, and it is not in its proper place. Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: “Loosening of a neck.” This is something that applies to one whose neck is turned, meaning his neck is loosened. “Loosening of a neck” means freeing, freeing a neck from slavery. Yes, there is no relevance.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2659- 4717] ما حكم ما يفعله بعض الرقاة من تكرار بعض الآيات على المصاب بالعين كقوله تعالى﴿عين جارية﴾ — youtube.com

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