The ruling on seeking the help of sorcerers to identify sorcery and for lawful ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)
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Question:
He says: A man had a relative, and this relative, on the day of his wedding, about five months ago according to his claim, was subjected to sorcery. He did not approach his wife until this date. He and his wife used lawful ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) several times, with several shaykhs, but without any result. The question is: Is it permissible for him to seek the help of sorcerers to know the type or location of the sorcery so that divorce does not occur?
Answer:
He does not have that right; it is not permissible to seek the help of exorcists, sorcerers, or fortune-tellers. However, this is an illness that will go away, if Allah wills. They should both use the prescribed ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). Each one should recite over their own palms, mentioning Allah and His attributes, and recite the two verses of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn) three times when going to sleep, then wipe over their face, chest, and head three times. It will go away, if Allah wills, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Each one, the husband and the wife, should recite over their palms three times when going to sleep:[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] [An-Nas 114:1] In each instance, they should wipe over their head, face, and chest, and this affliction will go away, if Allah wills. May Allah grant success to everyone, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.
He says: A man had a relative, and this relative, on the day of his wedding, about five months ago according to his claim, was subjected to sorcery. He did not approach his wife until this date. He and his wife used lawful ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) several times, with several shaykhs, but without any result. The question is: Is it permissible for him to seek the help of sorcerers to know the type or location of the sorcery so that divorce does not occur?
Answer:
He does not have that right; it is not permissible to seek the help of exorcists, sorcerers, or fortune-tellers. However, this is an illness that will go away, if Allah wills. They should both use the prescribed ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). Each one should recite over their own palms, mentioning Allah and His attributes, and recite the two verses of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn) three times when going to sleep, then wipe over their face, chest, and head three times. It will go away, if Allah wills, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Each one, the husband and the wife, should recite over their palms three times when going to sleep:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح مع الشيخ ابن باز - ٣-٩-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (1:21:42)
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