The Ruling on Ruqyah (Healing by Qur'anic Recitation) via Telephone
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Question:
And this person says that the impact of ruqyah is great, and its danger is also great. I read in one of the magazines about one of the ruqah practitioners when he was asked about reciting for a sick person over the telephone, he said, "And what prevents that?" He is surprised by those who prohibit this. What is your opinion?
Answer:
Our view is that this is wrong, and ruqyah is not done by telephone or via satellite channels. Ruqyah is done directly on the sick person by reciting from the Book of Allah and from the permissible supplications, and blowing on the sick person. He blows on the sick person. This is the permissible ruqyah that was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions directly.
As for ruqyah from a distance, this is an innovation and is not part of ruqyah. Those who use it only want to collect money. They want to collect a lot of money from people so that they may strip them of their wealth. Likewise, ruqyah with a microphone. Because some ruqah practitioners gather a large number of people, so he takes the microphone and recites, claiming that this suffices for each person as a collective ruqyah. This is an innovation and has no basis. The motive for it is greed. He wants to take from the wealth of these people, and he is unable to recite for each person individually because it is difficult for him, so he wants the easiest way to collect money. We ask Allah for well-being.
And this person says that the impact of ruqyah is great, and its danger is also great. I read in one of the magazines about one of the ruqah practitioners when he was asked about reciting for a sick person over the telephone, he said, "And what prevents that?" He is surprised by those who prohibit this. What is your opinion?
Answer:
Our view is that this is wrong, and ruqyah is not done by telephone or via satellite channels. Ruqyah is done directly on the sick person by reciting from the Book of Allah and from the permissible supplications, and blowing on the sick person. He blows on the sick person. This is the permissible ruqyah that was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions directly.
As for ruqyah from a distance, this is an innovation and is not part of ruqyah. Those who use it only want to collect money. They want to collect a lot of money from people so that they may strip them of their wealth. Likewise, ruqyah with a microphone. Because some ruqah practitioners gather a large number of people, so he takes the microphone and recites, claiming that this suffices for each person as a collective ruqyah. This is an innovation and has no basis. The motive for it is greed. He wants to take from the wealth of these people, and he is unable to recite for each person individually because it is difficult for him, so he wants the easiest way to collect money. We ask Allah for well-being.
Source
[و لا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله] — alfawzan.live (43:24)
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