Reciting the Qur'an for the Sick
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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 4086 ):
Q4: Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an for a sick person for the sake of Allah the Exalted, or for a fee?
A4: If the intention is to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the sick person with the Qur'an, that is permissible, indeed recommended; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 2199e , and based on his doing so and the doing so of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). It is better to do so without a fee, but if it is done for a fee, it is permissible; because the Sunnah has established the permissibility of that. If the intention is to dedicate the reward to the sick person, that should not be done; because it has not come in the pure Shari'ah. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Sahih Muslim 1718a Agreed upon as authentic. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q4: Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an for a sick person for the sake of Allah the Exalted, or for a fee?
A4: If the intention is to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the sick person with the Qur'an, that is permissible, indeed recommended; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
he who amongst you is competent to do good to his brother should do that
من استطاع منكم أن ينفع أخاه فلينفعه'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد
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