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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on writing verses of the Qur'an for healing and hanging them up

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Question:
The questioner says: One of the sisters gave her a piece of paper on which verses from the Qur'an were written, and she said that these verses are for healing from it. Allah the Exalted said:
healing for what is in the breastsوَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ
[Yunus 10:57]
and in it is healing for the people
And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believersوَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[Al-Isra 17:82]
. What is the ruling on considering these verses for healing and writing them down?

Answer:
If the intention behind writing these verses is to hang them on the body as amulets or barriers, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to hang up amulets; these are amulets, and it is not permissible to hang them up even if they are from the Qur'an. This is because it exposes the Qur'an to desecration, and because it falls under the generality of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hangs up an amulet, Allah will not complete [his affair] for himمَنْ عَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَلا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ
Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:557
Therefore, it is not permissible to hang the Qur'an on people, or on cars, or on shops for the purpose of protection or for any of these reasons; all of this is not permissible. However, if the intention behind these papers is that they are washed with pure water, and the patient drinks the water in which they were washed, then some scholars have permitted this. They say this is seeking healing through the Qur'an.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم كتابة آيات من القرآن بقصد الشفاء؟ وهل تعتبر تمائم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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