The Verses and Supplications Used in Ruqyah
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Umm Sarah says: I hope Shaykh Salih will clarify for the brothers and sisters the verses that are recited over water for us to drink, and the correct ruqyah, may you be rewarded. The verses recited in ruqyah, whether over water or directly on the patient.
The Shaykh:
It is Surat al-Fatihah, because it is the ruqyah. If one recites with it Surat al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat, and the verses containing supplications for healing, such as "And when I stretch out..."[Al-An'am 6:17], then if one brings these verses, he has brought the ruqyah along with the supplications. "In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah on you from every ailment that harms you, from the evil of every soul and envious eye. I ask Allah to heal you. In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah on you. Our Lord, Allah, who is in the sky. Your command is in the sky and on the earth. Just as Your mercy is in the sky, make Your mercy on the earth. Forgive our sins and our transgressions. You are the Lord of the righteous. Send down from Your mercy and from Your healing upon this pain or this ache." These are the supplications used in ruqyah, whether over water or directly on the afflicted person. It is better to perform ruqyah directly on the afflicted person, but if one recites over water and gives it to the patient to drink, there is no harm in that.
The questioner:
Is it possible, Shaykh, should we go to the reciters, or should we recite for ourselves?
The Shaykh:
It is better that you recite for yourself and do not go to the reciters, because going to the reciters involves a need for people, so you should suffice with yourself and recite for yourself. Allah is near and responsive. It was reported in the description of the seventy thousand who enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment that they do not seek ruqyah, meaning they do not ask people for ruqyah, being self-sufficient in Allah the Exalted and Majestic, without asking people.
The questioner:
Yes. And regarding running water, Honorable Shaykh, if a person wants to take a bath with it in the bathroom, is there any harm in that?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. One may take a bath with it in any place. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Umm Sarah says: I hope Shaykh Salih will clarify for the brothers and sisters the verses that are recited over water for us to drink, and the correct ruqyah, may you be rewarded. The verses recited in ruqyah, whether over water or directly on the patient.
The Shaykh:
It is Surat al-Fatihah, because it is the ruqyah. If one recites with it Surat al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat, and the verses containing supplications for healing, such as "And when I stretch out..."
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَThe questioner:
Is it possible, Shaykh, should we go to the reciters, or should we recite for ourselves?
The Shaykh:
It is better that you recite for yourself and do not go to the reciters, because going to the reciters involves a need for people, so you should suffice with yourself and recite for yourself. Allah is near and responsive. It was reported in the description of the seventy thousand who enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment that they do not seek ruqyah, meaning they do not ask people for ruqyah, being self-sufficient in Allah the Exalted and Majestic, without asking people.
The questioner:
Yes. And regarding running water, Honorable Shaykh, if a person wants to take a bath with it in the bathroom, is there any harm in that?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. One may take a bath with it in any place. Yes.
Source
الرقية الشرعية — alfawzan.live
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.