How is ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) performed by a man on a woman if she is afflicted with possession? Is it permissible for him to touch her?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how is ruqyah performed on a woman if one suspects she is possessed? And since in these lands the ruqyah practitioner is usually a man, is it permissible for the practitioner to touch parts of her body?
The Shaykh:
No, ruqyah does not require touching. One recites and spits over her without touching, and it is not a condition of ruqyah that you touch the person being treated.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee stating that one should not touch the woman while reciting over her without touching, because this is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how is ruqyah performed on a woman if one suspects she is possessed? And since in these lands the ruqyah practitioner is usually a man, is it permissible for the practitioner to touch parts of her body?
The Shaykh:
No, ruqyah does not require touching. One recites and spits over her without touching, and it is not a condition of ruqyah that you touch the person being treated.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee stating that one should not touch the woman while reciting over her without touching, because this is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1253 /1350] كيف تكون الرقية من الرجل على المرأة إذا كان بها مس، هل يجوز أن يمسها؟ — youtube.com
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