Distinguishing Between the Evil Eye and Sorcery in Ruqyah
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The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, as we know, this person has sorcery in him and no other illness. How do we distinguish between the evil eye and sorcery?
The Shaykh:
We recite over him and perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on him, whether he has the evil eye, sorcery, an illness, or weakness. We recite over him and perform ruqyah on him, and Allah the Exalted will cure him. Since we do not know the type of illness he has, he is a patient before you, and you have the cure from the Book and the Sunnah, supplication, and turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you treat him with ruqyah, whether he is afflicted with the evil eye, afflicted with sorcery, or afflicted with waswas (whispers) and weakness. Yes.
The questioner:
Be kind.
The Shaykh:
Like illnesses that are diagnosed by X-rays and machines, this is not diagnosed. Yes.
And Honorable Shaykh, as we know, this person has sorcery in him and no other illness. How do we distinguish between the evil eye and sorcery?
The Shaykh:
We recite over him and perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on him, whether he has the evil eye, sorcery, an illness, or weakness. We recite over him and perform ruqyah on him, and Allah the Exalted will cure him. Since we do not know the type of illness he has, he is a patient before you, and you have the cure from the Book and the Sunnah, supplication, and turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you treat him with ruqyah, whether he is afflicted with the evil eye, afflicted with sorcery, or afflicted with waswas (whispers) and weakness. Yes.
The questioner:
Be kind.
The Shaykh:
Like illnesses that are diagnosed by X-rays and machines, this is not diagnosed. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في النُّشرة — islamhouse.com (55:19)
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