What is the ruling on a person performing ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) or cauterizing himself?
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person performs ruqyah on himself or cauterizes himself, what is said?
Answer:
Cauterization is disliked, whether you cauterize yourself or someone else cauterizes you, because it is tormenting oneself with fire. However, it is necessary if there is no other option; if there is nothing other than cauterization, you cauterize yourself if you are in need of it or compelled to it, in which case it is permissible. But the better course is to do without it as much as possible. Yes.
The questioner says: If a person performs ruqyah on himself or cauterizes himself, what is said?
Answer:
Cauterization is disliked, whether you cauterize yourself or someone else cauterizes you, because it is tormenting oneself with fire. However, it is necessary if there is no other option; if there is nothing other than cauterization, you cauterize yourself if you are in need of it or compelled to it, in which case it is permissible. But the better course is to do without it as much as possible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رقية أو كي الإنسان نفسه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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