The Ruling on a Ruqyah Practitioner Who Claims to Have an Effect from a Distance
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Question:
The questioner says: A man performs ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for people and asks Allah the Mighty and Majestic to give him an effect on people from a distance and to enable him on earth. He claims that he has an effect when he places his hand on someone. Is this a user of jinn? And should he be reported to the authorities?
Answer:
Yes, this prevents him from performing ruqyah, because his words indicate that he has added to the ruqyah and gone beyond what is prescribed. He may be ignorant and not know the ruqyah at all, but he wants the money and not the status. The one who fears Allah and is mindful of Him and performs a valid ruqyah does not say such things. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: A man performs ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for people and asks Allah the Mighty and Majestic to give him an effect on people from a distance and to enable him on earth. He claims that he has an effect when he places his hand on someone. Is this a user of jinn? And should he be reported to the authorities?
Answer:
Yes, this prevents him from performing ruqyah, because his words indicate that he has added to the ruqyah and gone beyond what is prescribed. He may be ignorant and not know the ruqyah at all, but he wants the money and not the status. The one who fears Allah and is mindful of Him and performs a valid ruqyah does not say such things. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:03:45)
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