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Is reciting Surat al-Fatihah sufficient for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh! We have received many messages and questions from some of our brothers and sisters. This one asks, Shaykh: Are the Qur'anic verses recited over the patient sufficient if one only recites al-Fatihah, or should other surahs be recited with it?

Answer:
Yes, one recites al-Fatihah, and then recites the three surahs: al-Ikhlas, Qul A'udhu bi Rabb al-Falaq, and
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
[An-Nas 114:1]
. If one adds more and recites whatever is easy for him from the Qur'an, that is good. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6706- هل يكفي في الرقية قراءة سورة الفاتحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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