Treatment with the Noble Qur'an
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Question: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding writing verses from the Qur'an, or one of the beautiful names of Allah, and then erasing them with water and drinking it with the intention of healing from an illness or bringing about benefit?
Answer: The sick person, or the one who treats the sick with the Qur'an, should read directly to the patient by performing ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) through recitation. He should recite the Qur'an over him and blow directly on him. This is more beneficial, better, and more complete. This is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do, and the Salaf (the earliest generations) used to do it. It is also permissible to recite into water and give it to the patient to drink, as some hadiths have been reported to this effect.
It is also permissible to write the Qur'an on something pure, such as a plate or paper, and then wash off the writing and give it to the patient to drink. This falls under the category of ruqyah with the Qur'an. Some of the Salaf, such as Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, permitted it. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned it in his Majmu' al-Fatawa (Collection of Fatwas), and the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned it in his Zad al-Ma'ad (Provision for the Hereafter), noting that it is a known practice among some of the Salaf. There is no blame in doing so, if Allah wills.
Answer: The sick person, or the one who treats the sick with the Qur'an, should read directly to the patient by performing ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) through recitation. He should recite the Qur'an over him and blow directly on him. This is more beneficial, better, and more complete. This is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do, and the Salaf (the earliest generations) used to do it. It is also permissible to recite into water and give it to the patient to drink, as some hadiths have been reported to this effect.
It is also permissible to write the Qur'an on something pure, such as a plate or paper, and then wash off the writing and give it to the patient to drink. This falls under the category of ruqyah with the Qur'an. Some of the Salaf, such as Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, permitted it. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned it in his Majmu' al-Fatawa (Collection of Fatwas), and the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned it in his Zad al-Ma'ad (Provision for the Hereafter), noting that it is a known practice among some of the Salaf. There is no blame in doing so, if Allah wills.