The Correct Method of Lawful Ruqyah
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Question:
You are now, my brothers, with the questions, and we seek permission from Your Eminence, the father, for that. Yes. The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the correct method of lawful ruqyah?
Answer:
Lawful ruqyah was indicated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed ruqyah, and he was subjected to ruqyah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions did so among themselves as well; some of them performed ruqyah on others. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 3886Sahih (Al-Albani), and he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2057Sahih (Darussalam) mercy. So ruqyah is a lawful medicine and a lawful treatment through the verses of the Qur'an, through the supplications found in the hadiths, and through other means. Yes.
One recites whatever is easy of the verses, such as the Verse of the Throne, "Say, He is Allah," "Do you see the two mu'adhdhinat," and other verses. One blows on the patient with a little saliva, and also supplicates with the transmitted supplications: "O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction and heal, forSunan Ibn Majah 3520Sahih (Darussalam), the illness." This is lawful ruqyah. One blows on the throat, on the hand, on the head, on the chest, and asks Allah for healing and well-being for the patient. In the two Sahihs, it is stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), on the day of Khaybar, was besieging it. If you blow, seven years of the Hijrah, he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3724Sahih (Darussalam). He gave us light tomorrow, meaning in the morning. So the people spent the night entering, each man being given [something] from the Companions. When morning came, they went out to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Where is 'Ali ibn Abi Talib?" They said, "He is complaining of his eyes." So they sent for him, and he was brought. In a narration, it is said that when he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a redness in his eyes. He blew into his eyes and supplicated for him, and he saw immediately; there was no pain in him. He gave him the banner, the standard, and said: the human being. And so it came in many hadiths that he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ruqyah on some of his Companions. And so the Companions performed ruqyah on one another with the Great Qur'an, with good supplications, with the praise of Allah and the glorification of Him at the beginning of the ruqyah, and with the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). All of this is among the causes of healing and shirk.
And if one performs ruqyah with water, one blows into water and the afflicted person drinks it, or sprinkles it on him and he drinks some of it; it benefits by the permission of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that. And when Ibn Qays was afflicted, he saw for him and poured it on him. And? He wrote verses in saffron in a plate or on a paper and washed it and drank it; many of the Salaf did this, and there is no harm. But the best ruqyah is blowing, the best of it is blowing on the patient, blowing with a little saliva, supplicating to Allah, reciting with him some verses and some good supplications, and asking his Lord that Allah heal him and grant him well-being. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
You are now, my brothers, with the questions, and we seek permission from Your Eminence, the father, for that. Yes. The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the correct method of lawful ruqyah?
Answer:
Lawful ruqyah was indicated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed ruqyah, and he was subjected to ruqyah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions did so among themselves as well; some of them performed ruqyah on others. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
There is no harm in invocations so long as there is no polytheism in them.
لاَ بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ شِرْكًاNo Ruqyah except for the (evil) eye
لا رقية إلا من عينOne recites whatever is easy of the verses, such as the Verse of the Throne, "Say, He is Allah," "Do you see the two mu'adhdhinat," and other verses. One blows on the patient with a little saliva, and also supplicates with the transmitted supplications: "O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction and heal, for
You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Your healing that leaves no trace of sickness
الشافعي، لا شفاء إلا شفاؤك، شفاء لا يغادر سقماIn the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Some of us are healed, He will cure us by the permission of our Lord. He places his finger on the ground and then places it on the
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، بعضنا يشفى سيقيمنا بإذن ربنا فيضع إصبعه على الأرض ثم يضعها علىI shall give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him.
لأعطين الراية رجلا يحب الله ورسوله ويحبه الله ورسولهBlow on yourself until you descend to their vicinity, meaning near them, then invite them to Islam, and inform them of what is obligatory upon them of the right of Allah the Exalted. By Allah, for Allah to guide one man for you is better for you than
انفث على نفسك حتى تنزل بصحتهم، يعني بقربهم، ثم ادعهم إلى الإسلام، وأخبرهم بما يجب عليهم من حق الله تعالى، فوالله لأن يهدي الله لي رجلا واحدا خير لك منAnd if one performs ruqyah with water, one blows into water and the afflicted person drinks it, or sprinkles it on him and he drinks some of it; it benefits by the permission of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that. And when Ibn Qays was afflicted, he saw for him and poured it on him. And? He wrote verses in saffron in a plate or on a paper and washed it and drank it; many of the Salaf did this, and there is no harm. But the best ruqyah is blowing, the best of it is blowing on the patient, blowing with a little saliva, supplicating to Allah, reciting with him some verses and some good supplications, and asking his Lord that Allah heal him and grant him well-being. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
وجوب التعاون على البر والتقوى — islamhouse.com (29:57)
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