Is it permissible for a ruqyah practitioner to perform ruqyah on people via the telephone or through loudspeakers?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: There are some reciters who perform ruqyah on people via the telephone, some via loudspeakers, and some via audio tapes. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
In this case, there are risks with no basis. It is not permissible via the telephone, nor via audio tapes, nor via loudspeakers. It is only permissible to be present at the location of the patient, and to do nothing other than this: this ruqyah, blowing on the site of the illness.
The questioner:
There are.
The Shaykh:
As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) did.
The questioner says: There are some reciters who perform ruqyah on people via the telephone, some via loudspeakers, and some via audio tapes. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
In this case, there are risks with no basis. It is not permissible via the telephone, nor via audio tapes, nor via loudspeakers. It is only permissible to be present at the location of the patient, and to do nothing other than this: this ruqyah, blowing on the site of the illness.
The questioner:
There are.
The Shaykh:
As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) did.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 089 هل يجوز للراقي أن يرقي الناس بالهاتف أو بمكبرات الصوت؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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