The ruling on a woman uncovering herself for the ruqyah practitioner, his touching her, and being alone with her
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Question:
As long as the topic is ruqyah, many ruqyah practitioners say that women must uncover their faces and other parts for them. Some of them place their hand on the affected part of the woman’s body, and if he is rebuked for it, he says this is a necessity. Some of them are alone with women. What is your guidance?
Answer:
All of this is haram (forbidden). It is not permissible for a woman to uncover herself for the ruqyah practitioner, nor for him to place his hand on her. All of this is haram (forbidden) and not permissible.
Fatwas have been issued by the Permanent Committee prohibiting this, specifically prohibiting him from placing his hand on her and her uncovering her face to him. All of this is not permissible. What is the wisdom in uncovering the face and placing the hand on her? Ruqyah is blowing (nafth). He blows on her while she is veiled and he is near her, without her uncovering her face or him placing his hand on her. Being alone is more severe; if he is alone with her, the matter is more severe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No man is to be alone with a woman except with…Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2165Sahih (Darussalam). It is not permissible to be alone with a woman who is not lawful for him or who is not one of his mahram (close relatives). Yes, under the pretext that it is ruqyah. Yes.
As long as the topic is ruqyah, many ruqyah practitioners say that women must uncover their faces and other parts for them. Some of them place their hand on the affected part of the woman’s body, and if he is rebuked for it, he says this is a necessity. Some of them are alone with women. What is your guidance?
Answer:
All of this is haram (forbidden). It is not permissible for a woman to uncover herself for the ruqyah practitioner, nor for him to place his hand on her. All of this is haram (forbidden) and not permissible.
Fatwas have been issued by the Permanent Committee prohibiting this, specifically prohibiting him from placing his hand on her and her uncovering her face to him. All of this is not permissible. What is the wisdom in uncovering the face and placing the hand on her? Ruqyah is blowing (nafth). He blows on her while she is veiled and he is near her, without her uncovering her face or him placing his hand on her. Being alone is more severe; if he is alone with her, the matter is more severe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No man is to be alone with a woman except with…
A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan
رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ
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[و لا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله] — alfawzan.live (45:08)
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