The Benefit of a Disbeliever from the Lawful Ruqyah with the Qur'an
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Does a disbeliever benefit from the lawful ruqyah, such that the Qur'an is recited over him when he is ill?
Answer:
Yes, this is mentioned in the story of the one who was bitten by a snake among the disbelievers. Their master, the chief of the tribe, was bitten. So they came to the Companions. The Companions went down to them but did not host them; they refused to host them. So they stayed in a place, and while they were there, a messenger came to them and said, "Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah?" They said, "Yes, but you did not host us, so we will not perform ruqyah except for a fee." So they agreed with them on a flock of sheep: that they would perform ruqyah for the chief of this tribe and give them a flock of sheep. One of the Companions went and recited al-Fatihah over the one who was bitten, and he rose up as if he had been untied from a rope, and Allah the Exalted healed him.
The Companions drove the flock and said, "We will not dispose of it until we go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." They went to the Messenger with the flock, and he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5737. Divide it up and give me a share with you. So they divided it among themselves.
And the Messenger intended to please them, so he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3418Sahih (Al-Albani). This indicates that a disbeliever benefits from the ruqyah from the Qur'an because it is a treatment. But the heart of the disbeliever, no, the Qur'an does not benefit it. As for his body, if he becomes ill, the Qur'an may benefit it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Does a disbeliever benefit from the lawful ruqyah, such that the Qur'an is recited over him when he is ill?
Answer:
Yes, this is mentioned in the story of the one who was bitten by a snake among the disbelievers. Their master, the chief of the tribe, was bitten. So they came to the Companions. The Companions went down to them but did not host them; they refused to host them. So they stayed in a place, and while they were there, a messenger came to them and said, "Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah?" They said, "Yes, but you did not host us, so we will not perform ruqyah except for a fee." So they agreed with them on a flock of sheep: that they would perform ruqyah for the chief of this tribe and give them a flock of sheep. One of the Companions went and recited al-Fatihah over the one who was bitten, and he rose up as if he had been untied from a rope, and Allah the Exalted healed him.
The Companions drove the flock and said, "We will not dispose of it until we go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." They went to the Messenger with the flock, and he said:
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهAnd the Messenger intended to please them, so he said:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri: Some of the Companions of Prophet (ﷺ) went on a journey. They encamped with a clan of the Arabs and sought hospitality from them, but they refused to provide them with any hospitality. The chief of the clan was stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. They gave him all sorts of treatment, but nothing gave him relied. One of them said: Would that you had gone to those people who encamped with you ; some of them might have something which could give you relief to your companion. (So they went and) one of them said: Our chief has been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. We administered all sorts of medicine but nothing gave him relief. Has any of you anything, i.e. charm, which gives healing to our companion. One of those people said: I shall apply charm; we sought hospitality from you, but you refused to entertain us. I am not going to apply charm until you give me some wages. So they offered them a number of sheep. He then came to and recited Faithat-al-Kitab and spat until he was cured as if he were set free from a bond. Thereafter they made payment of the wages as agreed by them. They said: Apportion (the wages). The man who applied the charm said: Do not do until we come to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and consult him. So they came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) next morning and mentioned it to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: From where did you learn that it was a charm ? You have done right. Give me a share along with you.
اضربوا لي معكم بسهم
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه العاشر : أن غالب الخالق إنما يريدون قضاء حاجاتهم منك، وإن أضر ذلك بدينك ودنياك — islamhouse.com (48:09)
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