The ruling on taking a fee for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) with the Qur'an

Question:
The questioner says: What is your opinion of one who takes a fee for reciting the Qur'an over the sick, and takes huge amounts, saying this is the value of the water in which it was recited, or the value of the oil and honey?

Answer:
First of all, a person should not make the knee a means of seeking livelihood. He should seek his provision through other means and perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) as an act of ihsan (excellence in worship). If they give him something, there is no harm in him accepting it.
He may write down the location, or it may be that he does not know how to perform ruqyah, but he demands money. He does not know how to perform ruqyah and does not know the matter, but he demands his fee, deceiving the people. This is not permissible. He must be prevented from this honorable knee [practice] and this ruqyah. The ruqyah must be performed by one who has knowledge, understanding, and correct 'aqidah (creed). It must be with the Book of Allah, with the prescribed supplications, and not with incantations or unknown words, or with the names of the Shayatins (devils). Ruqyah is not possible except from one who has knowledge, understanding, and correct 'aqidah.