We found a fatwa for you stating that it is not permissible to recite the Qur'an over water for the ruqyah of a sick person. How do you respond to those who say it is permissible, citing the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner: Our Shaykh, we are reading the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 58:11 We found that some of the Salaf took the generality of this hadith, such as Mujahid and Abu Qilabah, who took the generality of this hadith. We found a fatwa for you stating that it is not permissible to recite the Qur'an over water or similar liquids to give to the sick person to heal him. As I said, Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) held the view of permissibility in this matter, and you actually refuted them with evidence, meaning you refuted them with the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when one of the Companions performed ruqyah on a sick person with al-Fatihah (the Opening), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2064Sahih (Darussalam) You argued from this that ruqyah is a matter of divine prescription (taqwi), and therefore it is not permissible for us to take the generality of this hadith in this way. We said that it is not permissible to take the generality of this hadith except by a matter of divine prescription that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained for us. The explanation that came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is limited to reciting the Qur'an. So what is the response to those who hold the view of some of the Salaf?
The Shaykh: Is it the madhhab (school of thought) of the Salaf?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: If it is not the madhhab of the Salaf, then we are at ease. That is one point. They argued with the generality of the hadith, as I said, and the responsibility lies with the narrator. Is every generality to be taken?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner: Because it may be specified.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Because it may be specified.
The Shaykh: Ah, and is that all? Well, by what is it specified?
The questioner: By other hadiths or ... others.
The Shaykh: It is specified by his saying, or his doing, or his approval. If there is no saying, no doing, and no approval to specify it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: You and others came from here. Now, raising the hands in du'a' (supplication), are there not general texts regarding it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, is it prescribed to raise the hands in the du'a' of the tashahhud?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: Apply the rule so we can see. Saying, doing, approval.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: So why did you say no? Knowing that you met with me, whether you intended it or not, but we need to clarify the issue. Since the specification was not by saying, nor by doing, nor by approval, then by what did we specify this hadith?
The questioner: Because it is an act of worship (ta'abbudi), so it must ...
The Shaykh: It must what?
The questioner: That something must come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh: Well, in what you asked about, is the answer in it, or is it upon it?
The questioner: No, it is finished, you have sufficed, and praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And beware of that.
The Shaykh: Hey, what is Ihab's opinion?
The questioner: By Allah, I have no opinion with you present, O Shaykh. I have no word to say.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you, this madhhab is not Salafi, hey. Give me your mind.
The questioner: Shaykh, al-Dhahabi mentioned in al-Sirah, in the biography of Abu Mus'hir.
The Shaykh : Abu.
The questioner: Abu Mus'hir, in the biography of Abu Mus'hir.
The Shaykh: The Damascene.
The questioner: 'Abd al-A'la.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: That he said: An athar (report) ... Yahya ibn Ma'in in some chains from Abu Mus'hir says: "If I speak in a town where Abu Mus'hir is, it is befitting for the barber to shave."
The Shaykh: I spoke in a town.
The questioner: Yes, in a town where Abu Mus'hir is. This is Yahya ibn Ma'in saying: "If I speak in a town where Abu Mus'hir is, it is befitting for the barber to shave," and it is not befitting for someone like me to speak, andThe Shaykh: Nasser is present, he does not speak unless he is benefiting, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Words of poetry ...
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, they are present here.
The Shaykh: No, it is not befitting for Ihab to speak, even ifThe Shaykh: he is asked to speak?
The questioner: If he is askedThe Shaykh: that is another matter.
The Shaykh: And what was the position ofThe Shaykh: with Ihab just now? Did Ihab exceed his proper conduct and want to speak without askingThe Shaykh: the alleged one.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: Then all this talk went down the drain, O Allah, in the name of Allah.
There is no harm in ruqyah as long as it does not involve shirk.
لا بأس بالرقى ما لم يكن شركًاHow did you know it was Ruqyah?
وما يدريك أنها رقية ؟!The Shaykh: Is it the madhhab (school of thought) of the Salaf?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: If it is not the madhhab of the Salaf, then we are at ease. That is one point. They argued with the generality of the hadith, as I said, and the responsibility lies with the narrator. Is every generality to be taken?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner: Because it may be specified.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Because it may be specified.
The Shaykh: Ah, and is that all? Well, by what is it specified?
The questioner: By other hadiths or ... others.
The Shaykh: It is specified by his saying, or his doing, or his approval. If there is no saying, no doing, and no approval to specify it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: You and others came from here. Now, raising the hands in du'a' (supplication), are there not general texts regarding it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, is it prescribed to raise the hands in the du'a' of the tashahhud?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: Apply the rule so we can see. Saying, doing, approval.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: So why did you say no? Knowing that you met with me, whether you intended it or not, but we need to clarify the issue. Since the specification was not by saying, nor by doing, nor by approval, then by what did we specify this hadith?
The questioner: Because it is an act of worship (ta'abbudi), so it must ...
The Shaykh: It must what?
The questioner: That something must come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh: Well, in what you asked about, is the answer in it, or is it upon it?
The questioner: No, it is finished, you have sufficed, and praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And beware of that.
The Shaykh: Hey, what is Ihab's opinion?
The questioner: By Allah, I have no opinion with you present, O Shaykh. I have no word to say.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you, this madhhab is not Salafi, hey. Give me your mind.
The questioner: Shaykh, al-Dhahabi mentioned in al-Sirah, in the biography of Abu Mus'hir.
The Shaykh : Abu.
The questioner: Abu Mus'hir, in the biography of Abu Mus'hir.
The Shaykh: The Damascene.
The questioner: 'Abd al-A'la.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: That he said: An athar (report) ... Yahya ibn Ma'in in some chains from Abu Mus'hir says: "If I speak in a town where Abu Mus'hir is, it is befitting for the barber to shave."
The Shaykh: I spoke in a town.
The questioner: Yes, in a town where Abu Mus'hir is. This is Yahya ibn Ma'in saying: "If I speak in a town where Abu Mus'hir is, it is befitting for the barber to shave," and it is not befitting for someone like me to speak, andThe Shaykh: Nasser is present, he does not speak unless he is benefiting, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Words of poetry ...
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, they are present here.
The Shaykh: No, it is not befitting for Ihab to speak, even ifThe Shaykh: he is asked to speak?
The questioner: If he is askedThe Shaykh: that is another matter.
The Shaykh: And what was the position ofThe Shaykh: with Ihab just now? Did Ihab exceed his proper conduct and want to speak without askingThe Shaykh: the alleged one.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: Then all this talk went down the drain, O Allah, in the name of Allah.
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