What is the ruling on reciting over water and then performing wudu with that water?
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The questioner : I am asking about the ruling on reciting over water and then performing wudu with that water?
The Shaykh : Do you mean istinja' or what?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Or wudu?
The questioner : Wudu, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this; there is nothing wrong with reciting over water and the sick person performing wudu with it to seek healing. And although I do not know that this is reported from the Salaf, one might say that it falls under the general meaning of the noble verse:[Al-Isra 17:82] And better than that is for the sick person to recite verses from the Qur'an over himself, or for one of his family or companions to recite over him whatever he deems appropriate.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Do you mean istinja' or what?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Or wudu?
The questioner : Wudu, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this; there is nothing wrong with reciting over water and the sick person performing wudu with it to seek healing. And although I do not know that this is reported from the Salaf, one might say that it falls under the general meaning of the noble verse:
And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْءانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَThe questioner : May Allah reward you.