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Is al-Fatihah a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), and why did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "Strike for me with a share"?

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Question : Whoever means that all these miracles of the past are valid. Our Lord made all healing from His source so that they would be more pleased than they are.

Answer : No, this is a far-fetched interpretation, because the Messenger said, "And what do they know? It is as if it were a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)." This is an explanation that remains until the Day of Resurrection. If it had been specific to them, it would not have been a ruqyah; rather, it would have been one of the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) of these Companions, for whom Allah made hospitality easy despite the refusal of those who were withholding it.
No, no, no. The Messenger does not take a wage for conveying the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law). This is not for the purpose of pleasing their hearts. This is similar to his saying, "Go with this wool of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me Abu Janizah, Abu Jahm." This is from the good character of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for the sake of pleasing the heart. This is also similar to his saying when he saw the pot on the fire, "It is..." When they said, "This is meat that was given in charity to Barirah," he said, "It is charity for her and a gift for us." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this sometimes, and this is not the blameworthy asking, because this is for the benefit of the other person. So I assert with certainty that if the Messenger had said to one of you, "Strike for me with a share of your food," everyone would be pleased. This is for the benefit of the one being asked, not for the benefit of the one asking. And for this reason, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said that when a person asks his brother for supplication, he should consider his brother's benefit, not his own private benefit, unlike what most people do now. When they say, "Pray to Allah for me," all that is in their mind is their own benefit only. But you should not also intend to benefit your brother, because if he prays for you in your absence, he becomes one of the doers of good who are rewarded for their goodness, and the angel says to him, "Ameen, and for you the like of it."
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1797 - 4600 هل الفاتحة رقية ولماذا قال الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم اضربوا لي بسهم؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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