What is the ruling on seeking ruqyah?
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Question:
This person is asking about going for ruqyah to some people, about ruqyah
Answer:
that consists of reciting from the Qur'an or from the permissible supplications over the sick person. There is nothing wrong with it, and there is nothing wrong with going to a man who recites the Qur'an and makes the permissible supplications over the sick person. This is permissible. As for ruqyah that means seeking the help of the jinn or the Shayatins, or ruqyah that contains shirk (associating partners with Allah), this is haram (forbidden), and it is not permissible to go to one who performs this shirk-based ruqyah. Yes.
This person is asking about going for ruqyah to some people, about ruqyah
Answer:
that consists of reciting from the Qur'an or from the permissible supplications over the sick person. There is nothing wrong with it, and there is nothing wrong with going to a man who recites the Qur'an and makes the permissible supplications over the sick person. This is permissible. As for ruqyah that means seeking the help of the jinn or the Shayatins, or ruqyah that contains shirk (associating partners with Allah), this is haram (forbidden), and it is not permissible to go to one who performs this shirk-based ruqyah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم طلب الرقية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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