The ruling on the ruqyah practitioner placing his hand on the site of pain
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Question:
We begin with a letter from the questioner Noun Alif. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you in this program, is it permissible for the ruqyah practitioner, while he is performing ruqyah on people, to place his hand on the site of pain of the person being treated? And if it is a woman, is it permissible for the ruqyah practitioner to place his hand on the site of pain on her, whether it is on the head, the chest, or the leg? We ask you to address this topic, because it has become widespread and we do not know what is correct and what is wrong in it. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. A man may perform ruqyah on a woman, but only in the presence of her guardian; he must not be alone with her. This must be done in the presence of someone whose presence removes the state of seclusion, or as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: However, he must not place his hand on the woman’s body, even if there is a barrier between them, because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that. He should perform the ruqyah over her and blow upon her without placing his hand on her.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
We begin with a letter from the questioner Noun Alif. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you in this program, is it permissible for the ruqyah practitioner, while he is performing ruqyah on people, to place his hand on the site of pain of the person being treated? And if it is a woman, is it permissible for the ruqyah practitioner to place his hand on the site of pain on her, whether it is on the head, the chest, or the leg? We ask you to address this topic, because it has become widespread and we do not know what is correct and what is wrong in it. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. A man may perform ruqyah on a woman, but only in the presence of her guardian; he must not be alone with her. This must be done in the presence of someone whose presence removes the state of seclusion, or as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No man is to be alone with a woman except that Shaytan is the third among them,
ما خلا رجل بامرأة إلا كان الشيطان ثالثهما،The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 250 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:54)
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