The Ruling on Reciting in Water and Olive Oil

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is there any evidence indicating the permissibility of reciting in water, or olive oil, and the like? Because some have said there is no evidence for that. Is this correct?

Answer:
The evidence for it is that it purifies in water and the one who is afflicted drinks it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. The hadith is in Sunan Abu Dawud. The hadith in his collection is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited in water and drank it. This is a difference of opinion, but there is an expansion in this matter, which is that they recite in waters and sell them to people in the markets, like weapons. This is not permissible. This is an expansion. As for calling someone to me who has a sick person present, and he asks for water and drinks it, this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. As for selling and marketing in the markets, that is an expansion in this, so there is no evidence for it.