The Virtue of Reciting al-Fatihah
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Question:
Regarding the virtue of reciting al-Fatihah for the afflicted, whether it is sufficient, and whether it is repeated more than once?
Answer:
Answer: Yes, al-Fatihah is a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), and therefore it is called a ruqyah. It is a beneficial ruqyah recited for the sick and the afflicted, because that is among the causes of healing. It contains supplication; it is all supplication, supplication of worship and supplication of asking, and it is all supplication. Repeating it for the sick and the afflicted is permissible, and it is beneficial for the patient, because Allah heals him through it.
Regarding the virtue of reciting al-Fatihah for the afflicted, whether it is sufficient, and whether it is repeated more than once?
Answer:
Answer: Yes, al-Fatihah is a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), and therefore it is called a ruqyah. It is a beneficial ruqyah recited for the sick and the afflicted, because that is among the causes of healing. It contains supplication; it is all supplication, supplication of worship and supplication of asking, and it is all supplication. Repeating it for the sick and the afflicted is permissible, and it is beneficial for the patient, because Allah heals him through it.
Source
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