The ruling on taking a fee for Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah and cupping
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Praise be to Allah who has gathered us in this place, and we ask Allah the Mighty to gather us in the Gardens of Pleasure; indeed, He is Capable of that.
The Shaykh:
He is Capable of everything. Do not specify it. Say "He is Capable of that" or "He is Capable of what He wills." Do not specify it. Generalize it, as Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:[At-Taghabun 64:1]. And Allah only said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:29]. This is a specific matter: that He will gather the people of the heavens and the people of the earth on the Day of Resurrection. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you. To complete the question, the questioner says the question is with him.
The questioner:
The question says: May Allah reward you. Is there any issue with performing Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah and treatment by cupping at the same time, and taking a fee for both?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with taking a fee for Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah. However, the ruqyah practitioner's intention must not be the fee alone; his intention should be to benefit his brother. What he gives him is merely assistance for that purpose, and he should not intend only worldly greed.
As for cupping, it is permissible to take a fee for it, but it is a lowly earning. Taking a fee for cupping is a lowly earning. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning lowly. Because it has a lowliness; it is not abominable, meaning it is not forbidden. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) underwent cupping and gave the cupper his fee. If it had been forbidden, he would not have given him his fee, but it is a lowly trade, so the believer elevates himself above this and seeks sustenance through means other than cupping. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Praise be to Allah who has gathered us in this place, and we ask Allah the Mighty to gather us in the Gardens of Pleasure; indeed, He is Capable of that.
The Shaykh:
He is Capable of everything. Do not specify it. Say "He is Capable of that" or "He is Capable of what He wills." Do not specify it. Generalize it, as Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
over all things competent.
عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌAnd He, for gathering them when He wills, is competent.
وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌThe presenter:
I ask Allah for you. To complete the question, the questioner says the question is with him.
The questioner:
The question says: May Allah reward you. Is there any issue with performing Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah and treatment by cupping at the same time, and taking a fee for both?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with taking a fee for Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah. However, the ruqyah practitioner's intention must not be the fee alone; his intention should be to benefit his brother. What he gives him is merely assistance for that purpose, and he should not intend only worldly greed.
As for cupping, it is permissible to take a fee for it, but it is a lowly earning. Taking a fee for cupping is a lowly earning. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The earnings of the cupper are evil
كسب الحجام خبيث
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [420] حكم أخذ الأجرة على الرقية الشرعية والحجامة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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