The Ruling on Ruqyah (Healing by Qur'anic Recitation) from a Distance via Telephone or Other Means

Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: Shaykh, I see on some channels people treating others or viewers with ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). What is your opinion of this practice?

Answer:
This is an invalid practice. Ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) is done directly on the patient by reciting to him from the Qur'an and the lawful supplications directly, or by reciting over water for him to drink. This is what the evidence indicates. As for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) from a distance via media outlets or websites, this has no basis. These people only want the money. They may hold invalid beliefs, and they may include non-lawful things in the ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). This is not ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) from a distance; it is not ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) at all. Yes.