Reading Specific Verses in Ruqyah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are among the ruqah practitioners those who recite specific verses from the Noble Qur'an over the sick. For example, they recite over one afflicted with the evil eye, repeating the words of Allah the Exalted, "an eye that moves," and they recite over one whose desire to eat food has diminished, repeating the words of Allah the Exalted,[Ali 'Imran 3:93], and they recite over one who feels pain in his neck, repeating the words of Allah the Exalted, "so free a neck." What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
This has no relevance. This choice has no relevance. These verses do not correspond to ruqah. "A flowing eye" is what befalls one afflicted with the evil eye; this has no relevance. "The flowing eye" is in Paradise, but Surat al-Falaq is the appropriate one:[Al-Falaq 113:5] Surat al-Falaq. [Al-Qalam 68:51] This is also appropriate. One should bring the verses that... that mention... meaning, difficult regarding the evil eye, along with the hadiths and supplications transmitted in this regard.
As for bringing verses that do not correspond, which he chooses himself, this is not... There is no evidence for it, and it is not in its proper place. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says:
The Shaykh:
"Loosen a neck"—what does this bring to one whose neck hurts? Meaning, his neck from his jaw? "Loosen a neck" means freeing a neck from slavery. Yes, it has no relevance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are among the ruqah practitioners those who recite specific verses from the Noble Qur'an over the sick. For example, they recite over one afflicted with the evil eye, repeating the words of Allah the Exalted, "an eye that moves," and they recite over one whose desire to eat food has diminished, repeating the words of Allah the Exalted,
All food was lawful to the Children of Israel
كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَThe Shaykh:
This has no relevance. This choice has no relevance. These verses do not correspond to ruqah. "A flowing eye" is what befalls one afflicted with the evil eye; this has no relevance. "The flowing eye" is in Paradise, but Surat al-Falaq is the appropriate one:
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَAnd indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes
وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْAs for bringing verses that do not correspond, which he chooses himself, this is not... There is no evidence for it, and it is not in its proper place. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says:
The Shaykh:
"Loosen a neck"—what does this bring to one whose neck hurts? Meaning, his neck from his jaw? "Loosen a neck" means freeing a neck from slavery. Yes, it has no relevance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 — youtube.com (32:55)
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