Ruqyah for the sick disbeliever with the Qur'an
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If there is a sick disbeliever, is it permissible for us to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on him if he requests it?
Answer:
Yes. The story of the one who was bitten while he was a disbeliever: they requested ruqyah from the Companions, so they performed it on the condition that they pay them a flock of sheep. They took the sheep and Allah healed this patient, but they did not use the sheep until they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3418Sahih (Al-Albani) in order to reassure them. He approved their taking it, and said: Sunan Abi Dawud 3418Sahih (Al-Albani).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If there is a sick disbeliever, is it permissible for us to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on him if he requests it?
Answer:
Yes. The story of the one who was bitten while he was a disbeliever: they requested ruqyah from the Companions, so they performed it on the condition that they pay them a flock of sheep. They took the sheep and Allah healed this patient, but they did not use the sheep until they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri: Some of the Companions of Prophet (ﷺ) went on a journey. They encamped with a clan of the Arabs and sought hospitality from them, but they refused to provide them with any hospitality. The chief of the clan was stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. They gave him all sorts of treatment, but nothing gave him relied. One of them said: Would that you had gone to those people who encamped with you ; some of them might have something which could give you relief to your companion. (So they went and) one of them said: Our chief has been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. We administered all sorts of medicine but nothing gave him relief. Has any of you anything, i.e. charm, which gives healing to our companion. One of those people said: I shall apply charm; we sought hospitality from you, but you refused to entertain us. I am not going to apply charm until you give me some wages. So they offered them a number of sheep. He then came to and recited Faithat-al-Kitab and spat until he was cured as if he were set free from a bond. Thereafter they made payment of the wages as agreed by them. They said: Apportion (the wages). The man who applied the charm said: Do not do until we come to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and consult him. So they came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) next morning and mentioned it to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: From where did you learn that it was a charm ? You have done right. Give me a share along with you.
اضربوا لي معكم بسهمNarrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri: Some of the Companions of Prophet (ﷺ) went on a journey. They encamped with a clan of the Arabs and sought hospitality from them, but they refused to provide them with any hospitality. The chief of the clan was stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. They gave him all sorts of treatment, but nothing gave him relied. One of them said: Would that you had gone to those people who encamped with you ; some of them might have something which could give you relief to your companion. (So they went and) one of them said: Our chief has been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. We administered all sorts of medicine but nothing gave him relief. Has any of you anything, i.e. charm, which gives healing to our companion. One of those people said: I shall apply charm; we sought hospitality from you, but you refused to entertain us. I am not going to apply charm until you give me some wages. So they offered them a number of sheep. He then came to and recited Faithat-al-Kitab and spat until he was cured as if he were set free from a bond. Thereafter they made payment of the wages as agreed by them. They said: Apportion (the wages). The man who applied the charm said: Do not do until we come to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and consult him. So they came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) next morning and mentioned it to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: From where did you learn that it was a charm ? You have done right. Give me a share along with you.
اضربوا لي معكم بسهم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 108 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الشحوم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:42)
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