The Ruling on Group Ruqyah
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Question:
The question is about the ruling on group ruqyah, where the practitioner reads over a group of afflicted people at the same time.
Answer:
There is no basis for this, and it is not permissible. This is an innovation in ruqyah. They do this hoping for money, so they treat a large group to be given a lot of money. This goes against the etiquettes of ruqyah. Ruqyah is from the practitioner directly to the patient. Directly. One does not treat a group with a single reading, standing at the door, or by expanding the scope to treat them via radio, a loudspeaker, or the like. This is done out of greed for taking a lot of money, and it also contradicts the lawful ruqyah. Yes.
The question is about the ruling on group ruqyah, where the practitioner reads over a group of afflicted people at the same time.
Answer:
There is no basis for this, and it is not permissible. This is an innovation in ruqyah. They do this hoping for money, so they treat a large group to be given a lot of money. This goes against the etiquettes of ruqyah. Ruqyah is from the practitioner directly to the patient. Directly. One does not treat a group with a single reading, standing at the door, or by expanding the scope to treat them via radio, a loudspeaker, or the like. This is done out of greed for taking a lot of money, and it also contradicts the lawful ruqyah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (064) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-20] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:31)
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