The one who is able to perform ruqyah on himself but cannot continue; does seeking ruqyah from another mean he is not included in the hadith of the seventy thousand?
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The questioner : One thing brings to mind another. Perhaps a person is afflicted with an illness and is capable of reciting over himself, but the nature of this illness may not allow him to continue performing ruqyah on himself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, if he seeks the help of one of his brothers in this matter, is he considered among those who seek ruqyah?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt, there is no doubt. For what is the meaning of seeking ruqyah?
The questioner : Seeking.
The Shaykh : Seeking ruqyah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he is seeking ruqyah; seeking ruqyah.
The questioner : I say that perhaps the nature of the illness...
The Shaykh : I mean, it is seeking ruqyah, because seeking ruqyah is asking for ruqyah. So it is seeking ruqyah; it cannot be said anything other than that it is seeking ruqyah, because in your question you said that he is able to perform ruqyah on himself.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, he is seeking ruqyah from another.
The questioner : No, I did not mean that. I am saying he is able to perform ruqyah on himself, but the nature of the illness he has requires him to seek ruqyah from another, because it may be a nature different from many illnesses, such as, for example, illnesses of sorcery, illnesses of jinn, and the like. So in these cases, even if the patient knows how to perform ruqyah on himself and is skilled at it, he may be unable to do so due to the dominance of these powers over him?
The Shaykh : Are you saying he is unable, or that he is unable?
The questioner : No, at the beginning he may not be.
The Shaykh : Leave the ambiguity aside; answer the question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you say he is able?
The questioner : By Allah, if we look at the ruqyah in its entirety, if he wants to recite specific surahs that would benefit him, he is unable to do so.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the matter is as you say, there is no blame on him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : But I want to mention something.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : I think it is known to you and to those present, if Allah wills, that the two Mu'awwidhat were revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the story of the sorcery performed by the Jewish man Labid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did he not perform ruqyah on himself?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So you must remain with your last condition, which is that he is unable to perform ruqyah on himself.
The questioner : He is unable.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say he is unable.
The Shaykh : So in that case, if he is unable...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then the matter returns to the previous answer.
The questioner : ... He may need to recite Surat al-Baqarah in its entirety.
The Shaykh : Yes, in that case, there is no contradiction.
The questioner : Yes, there is no contradiction. All right, likewise...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, if he seeks the help of one of his brothers in this matter, is he considered among those who seek ruqyah?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt, there is no doubt. For what is the meaning of seeking ruqyah?
The questioner : Seeking.
The Shaykh : Seeking ruqyah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he is seeking ruqyah; seeking ruqyah.
The questioner : I say that perhaps the nature of the illness...
The Shaykh : I mean, it is seeking ruqyah, because seeking ruqyah is asking for ruqyah. So it is seeking ruqyah; it cannot be said anything other than that it is seeking ruqyah, because in your question you said that he is able to perform ruqyah on himself.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, he is seeking ruqyah from another.
The questioner : No, I did not mean that. I am saying he is able to perform ruqyah on himself, but the nature of the illness he has requires him to seek ruqyah from another, because it may be a nature different from many illnesses, such as, for example, illnesses of sorcery, illnesses of jinn, and the like. So in these cases, even if the patient knows how to perform ruqyah on himself and is skilled at it, he may be unable to do so due to the dominance of these powers over him?
The Shaykh : Are you saying he is unable, or that he is unable?
The questioner : No, at the beginning he may not be.
The Shaykh : Leave the ambiguity aside; answer the question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you say he is able?
The questioner : By Allah, if we look at the ruqyah in its entirety, if he wants to recite specific surahs that would benefit him, he is unable to do so.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the matter is as you say, there is no blame on him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : But I want to mention something.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : I think it is known to you and to those present, if Allah wills, that the two Mu'awwidhat were revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the story of the sorcery performed by the Jewish man Labid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did he not perform ruqyah on himself?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So you must remain with your last condition, which is that he is unable to perform ruqyah on himself.
The questioner : He is unable.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say he is unable.
The Shaykh : So in that case, if he is unable...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then the matter returns to the previous answer.
The questioner : ... He may need to recite Surat al-Baqarah in its entirety.
The Shaykh : Yes, in that case, there is no contradiction.
The questioner : Yes, there is no contradiction. All right, likewise...
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