Ruqyah al-Shar'iyyah.

Question:
Is it a condition for Ruqyah al-Shar'iyyah that the one performing the ruqyah be in a state of ritual purity? And what is your comment regarding the Ruqyah al-Shar'iyyah in this time when there are many people who perform ruqyah, but they make claims in that regard?

Answer:
Answer: Ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) does not require ritual purity unless one is going to recite from the Qur'an. In that case, one must be purified from major ritual impurity; one does not recite anything from the Qur'an, whether in ruqyah or otherwise, while in a state of major ritual impurity. As for lawful ruqyah, it is that in which the following conditions are met: First, that it be from the Book of Allah, from the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or from the prescribed supplications. Second, that the one performing the ruqyah have a sound creed, not being an innovator, one who associates partners with Allah, a sorcerer, or a fortune-teller; his creed must be sound. Third, that he believes that healing is from Allah, not from the ruqyah itself, and that the ruqyah is merely one of the causes. If Allah wills, it will benefit; if He wills, it will not. Fourth, that it be in clear, understandable Arabic words, not in mumbling or in foreign words that are not understood. It must be in clear Arabic.