What is the meaning of the hadith of Asma' regarding the prohibition of ruqyah, and what is the ruling on seeking ruqyah?
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The questioner : The hadith of Asma' regarding the command for ruqyah; what is said about this, O Shaykh, is that it comes after the prohibition of ruqyah, and so on.
The Shaykh : No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified in the hadith So the ruqyah that is forbidden is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that entails shirk. Hmm.
The questioner : Here, we do not interpret it as meaning permissibility.
The Shaykh : I mean, we seek ruqyah for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, indeed, because it becomes necessary, because if the one performing the ruqyah is the one afflicted by the evil eye and knows this, there is no doubt that it will benefit by the permission of Allah. However, seeking ruqyah for a matter that may or may not benefit is what you should have stronger reliance upon than something imagined, as for the known thing that is apparent,
The Shaykh : No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified in the hadith
As long as it is not shirk.
ما لم تكن شركة.The questioner : Here, we do not interpret it as meaning permissibility.
The Shaykh : I mean, we seek ruqyah for them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, indeed, because it becomes necessary, because if the one performing the ruqyah is the one afflicted by the evil eye and knows this, there is no doubt that it will benefit by the permission of Allah. However, seeking ruqyah for a matter that may or may not benefit is what you should have stronger reliance upon than something imagined, as for the known thing that is apparent,
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2779 - 4600 ما معنى حديث أسماء بالنهي عن الرقى وما حكم طلب الرقية؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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