We said that it is a condition for ruqyah that the one performing it believes in the Qur'an, and the leader of the people whom Abu Sa'id performed ruqyah on was a disbeliever, so how is that?
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The student: O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We said that it is a condition for ruqyah that the one being treated believes in the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: That the one being treated, upon whom the Qur'an is recited, believes in it. Was this leader of the people not a Muslim, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : ... We do not know about him whether he believed in the Qur'an or not, but he believed that their recitation would be beneficial, and this is necessary. Because if he did not believe, the soul would not become receptive and capable of accepting it. The soul cannot become receptive to this treatment unless he believes that it is beneficial.
The student: Is the Qur'an recited over a disbeliever, O Shaykh? Is a disbeliever treated with the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Yes, he is treated with the Qur'an, and perhaps his treatment with the Qur'an is more appropriate than the treatment of a believer with it, because if he realizes that it has an effect, that may be a cause for his Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: That the one being treated, upon whom the Qur'an is recited, believes in it. Was this leader of the people not a Muslim, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : ... We do not know about him whether he believed in the Qur'an or not, but he believed that their recitation would be beneficial, and this is necessary. Because if he did not believe, the soul would not become receptive and capable of accepting it. The soul cannot become receptive to this treatment unless he believes that it is beneficial.
The student: Is the Qur'an recited over a disbeliever, O Shaykh? Is a disbeliever treated with the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Yes, he is treated with the Qur'an, and perhaps his treatment with the Qur'an is more appropriate than the treatment of a believer with it, because if he realizes that it has an effect, that may be a cause for his Islam.