Making Ruqyah a Profession and Devoting Oneself to It

Question:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with the best, is it permissible to make the treatment of the evil eye and ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) a profession, so that his work is solely to treat those afflicted?

Answer:
The Shaykh: This is not advisable, as it causes one to neglect other works and limit oneself to this, making it a profession. This turns one into a professional who desires only the worldly life and uses the Qur'an for worldly gain. Therefore, it is not permissible to devote oneself entirely to this and make it a profession. Rather, one should work and seek sustenance, and there is no harm in performing ruqyah if it is convenient for him. However, making his company and entire occupation ruqyah for the sake of money is not advisable for him, and it may lead to some defect in his creed or religion due to greed, enticing people, and the like.