Is it prescribed for a visitor to a sick person to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on the patients?
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Question : A sick person came, and one person said to him, "My brother." That is, it is complete for him to say, "Yes."
Answer : This is something that should be looked at in light of the situation and what the situation requires. If he sees that the patient is looking forward to this, he should say, "Let me recite for you," because sometimes when a person enters upon a patient whom he trusts in his religion and his trustworthiness, the patient desires that he recite for him. So, if you feel that the patient likes for you to recite for him, say, "I will recite for you." But if the patient does not want to see your face, and you come to them and say, "I will recite for you," he might say, "If you recite for me, Zayd, my illness will remain. I do not want you, and your recitation is a burden on me." In that case, you do not say, "Let him recite for you." The water. The patients who do not seek ruqyah, do not seek cupping, and do not seek the services of the soothsayers are among those who will enter Paradise without being reckoned.
Answer : This is something that should be looked at in light of the situation and what the situation requires. If he sees that the patient is looking forward to this, he should say, "Let me recite for you," because sometimes when a person enters upon a patient whom he trusts in his religion and his trustworthiness, the patient desires that he recite for him. So, if you feel that the patient likes for you to recite for him, say, "I will recite for you." But if the patient does not want to see your face, and you come to them and say, "I will recite for you," he might say, "If you recite for me, Zayd, my illness will remain. I do not want you, and your recitation is a burden on me." In that case, you do not say, "Let him recite for you." The water. The patients who do not seek ruqyah, do not seek cupping, and do not seek the services of the soothsayers are among those who will enter Paradise without being reckoned.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1798 - 4600 هل يشرع لزائر المريض أن يرقي المرضى؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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