The ruling on sitting continuously for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and selling ruqyah for a price.

The questioner : Is it permissible to sit continuously for ruqyah, either with the Qur'an...; such that he takes it upon himself to perform ruqyah on those he knows need it or those who do not? And is it also permissible to sell this ruqyah for a price? Such that he buys water, for example, for one riyal and sells this water after reciting over it for five riyals?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible; but you say that he uses ruqyah for those who need it and those who do not need it; how is that?

The questioner : He does not ask them, they come, he does not ask them, this one... or this one who attends his gathering, he performs ruqyah on him, he has a standing session specifically for ruqyah.

The Shaykh : No problem, but who comes to him? Those who need ruqyah or those who do not need it?

The questioner : He does not ask them... .

The Shaykh : You are saying.

The questioner : The one who needs it and the one who does not need it, he does not ask them, the person comes and he does not ask him... .

The Shaykh : In any case, every question has an answer, I have answered you, but I hope that you are precise in conveying the facts, and every question has an answer, and I have answered you.