It brings about both physical and spiritual healing.
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The Shaykh : Among its blessings is the healing it provides. The healing that comes through the Qur'an is of two types: spiritual healing and physical healing.
As for spiritual healing: it is healing from the diseases of the hearts. The diseases of the hearts are the doubts that affect the heart and the desires that affect it. By desire, I mean the will, such as sexual desire. The Noble Qur'an provides the knowledge that is a cure for doubt, and it provides sincerity that is a cure for desire. This is part of its blessing. How many people have had their hearts rectified by reading the Qur'an, either by reading it themselves or by listening to it from others. Sometimes a person listens to the Qur'an from others and becomes more humble in it than if he read it himself, and more meanings, rulings, and secrets become clear to him than if he read it himself. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud once, or طلب من عبدالله بن مسعود أن يقرأ عليه القرآن فقال يا رسول الله كيف أقرأ عليك القرآن وعليك أنزل؟! قال إني أحب أن أسمعه من غيري فقرأ عليه من سورة النساء فلما بلغ قوله تعالى فكيف إذا جئنا من كل أمة بشهيد وجئنا بك على هؤلاء شهيداً قال: حسبك -يعني قف- قال فنظرت فإذا عيناه تذرفان عليه الصلاة والسلام He asked Abdullah ibn Mas'ud to recite the Qur'an for him. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, how can I recite the Qur'an to you when it was revealed to you?" He said, "I love to hear it from someone else." So he recited from Surat al-Nisa. When he reached the words of Allah the Exalted, "So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness over these?" he said, "That is enough," meaning, "Stop." I looked, and behold, his eyes were shedding tears. (peace and blessings be upon him). Good. Among its blessings is that it is a cure for physical diseases, diseases of the body. This is something observed and tested. How many sick people, for whom the doctors were helpless, Allah healed through the Noble Qur'an. Perhaps some of you have heard the story that happened to the detachment sent by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They stayed as guests with a group of Arabs, but these people did not host them, so they moved aside. Then Allah caused a scorpion to sting the leader and chief of these people, causing him pain. Some of them said to each other, "Go to these travelers and ask if any of them can recite." They came to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked, "Do you have anyone who can recite?" They said, "Yes, but we will not recite for you except for so much and so much," meaning a flock of sheep. They said, "Yes, we will give it to you." One of them went to the one who was stung and began to recite Surat al-Fatihah for him. The man stood up as if he had been released from a rope, like a beast whose tether has been untied, with nothing wrong with him, because he had recited Surat al-Fatihah for him. Then this matter became difficult for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding what they had taken from these people, until they reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3418Sahih (Al-Albani). He said that to reassure their hearts and that it was lawful for them. Then he said to the one who had recited Surat al-Fatihah for the stung man, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2064Sahih (Darussalam), meaning, "Do you know that it is a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?" This is an acknowledgment that Surat al-Fatihah is beneficial when recited for the stung person. This is part of the blessing of the Qur'an. Good. What else is among its blessings?
The student: Reciting the Qur'an is a cause for raising one's rank in the Hereafter, when it is said to him,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2914Hasan (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : This can perhaps also be included in the reward, because the types of reward are many. A person is rewarded according to his recitation and rises in the ranks of Paradise to the last verse he recites. Yes. What else is among its blessings?
As for spiritual healing: it is healing from the diseases of the hearts. The diseases of the hearts are the doubts that affect the heart and the desires that affect it. By desire, I mean the will, such as sexual desire. The Noble Qur'an provides the knowledge that is a cure for doubt, and it provides sincerity that is a cure for desire. This is part of its blessing. How many people have had their hearts rectified by reading the Qur'an, either by reading it themselves or by listening to it from others. Sometimes a person listens to the Qur'an from others and becomes more humble in it than if he read it himself, and more meanings, rulings, and secrets become clear to him than if he read it himself. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud once, or طلب من عبدالله بن مسعود أن يقرأ عليه القرآن فقال يا رسول الله كيف أقرأ عليك القرآن وعليك أنزل؟! قال إني أحب أن أسمعه من غيري فقرأ عليه من سورة النساء فلما بلغ قوله تعالى فكيف إذا جئنا من كل أمة بشهيد وجئنا بك على هؤلاء شهيداً قال: حسبك -يعني قف- قال فنظرت فإذا عيناه تذرفان عليه الصلاة والسلام He asked Abdullah ibn Mas'ud to recite the Qur'an for him. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, how can I recite the Qur'an to you when it was revealed to you?" He said, "I love to hear it from someone else." So he recited from Surat al-Nisa. When he reached the words of Allah the Exalted, "So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness over these?" he said, "That is enough," meaning, "Stop." I looked, and behold, his eyes were shedding tears. (peace and blessings be upon him). Good. Among its blessings is that it is a cure for physical diseases, diseases of the body. This is something observed and tested. How many sick people, for whom the doctors were helpless, Allah healed through the Noble Qur'an. Perhaps some of you have heard the story that happened to the detachment sent by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They stayed as guests with a group of Arabs, but these people did not host them, so they moved aside. Then Allah caused a scorpion to sting the leader and chief of these people, causing him pain. Some of them said to each other, "Go to these travelers and ask if any of them can recite." They came to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked, "Do you have anyone who can recite?" They said, "Yes, but we will not recite for you except for so much and so much," meaning a flock of sheep. They said, "Yes, we will give it to you." One of them went to the one who was stung and began to recite Surat al-Fatihah for him. The man stood up as if he had been released from a rope, like a beast whose tether has been untied, with nothing wrong with him, because he had recited Surat al-Fatihah for him. Then this matter became difficult for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding what they had taken from these people, until they reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He 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.
خذوه واضربوا لي معكم بسهمHow did you know it was Ruqyah?
وما يدريك أنها رقيةThe student: Reciting the Qur'an is a cause for raising one's rank in the Hereafter, when it is said to him,
Recite, and rise up, recite (melodiously) as you would recite in the world. For indeed your rank shall be at the last Ayah you recited.
اقرأ ورتل كما كنت ترتل في الدنيا فإن منزلتك عند آخر آية تقرأهاThe Shaykh : This can perhaps also be included in the reward, because the types of reward are many. A person is rewarded according to his recitation and rises in the ranks of Paradise to the last verse he recites. Yes. What else is among its blessings?
