The ruling on placing one's hand on a child when performing ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to Allah the Exalted be pleased with them both, and he would say: "I seek refuge for you both from every devil and harmful creature, and from every envious eye." The question is: Is it obligatory for me to place my hand on the child when performing ruqyah on him? And if the child is in another place, does the ruqyah reach him when I perform it?

Answer:
Yes, the ruqyah reaches him even if he is in some other place, and it is not necessary for you to place your hand on him, because this has not been reported in the hadith, as far as I know. What was reported is in the context of ruqyah, where one places some earth and blows on the wound or the injury, and blows into it, saying: "O earth of our land, O prayer of some of us, may our sick person be healed by the permission of our Lord." This is what was reported.