The Ruling on the Ruqyah Practitioner’s Supplication with Untransmitted Wording

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible for the ruqyah practitioner to say, “In the name of Allah, the One of great status, strong proof, and severe guidance”? And is it permissible for him to say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evils of Your creation, their humans and their jinn, their present and their absent, their small and their great”?

Answer:
Supplication is required, and this is a supplication with correct meaning. However, it is better to say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “In the name of Allah, I cure, if He wills to cure; there is no cure that leaves any illness behind. In the name of Allah, the Tremor, Lord of mankind. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy, from every ailment that afflicts you. I ask Allah to suffice you. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.” This is what was transmitted from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is better and more correct to use this. As for supplication, if it does not contain religious innovation (bid'ah) or associating partners with Allah (shirk), it is permissible, even if it uses wording that was not transmitted, as long as it does not contradict what was transmitted.