Ruqya in Islam is the recitation of Qur’an, supplication from the sunna Adkhar and seeking of refuge in Allah by using His Names and Attributes. All of which are used as a means of treatment for a person suffering from evil eye, envy, possession, sihr and other illnesses such as fever etc. it is also a protection for Muslims against shirk which is associating partners with Allah (swt). This helps to increase (imaan) which is faith and taqwah which is piety . It is also form of Dawa e.g inviting non muslims to islam and a nasiah to muslim to turn back to Allah swt.

 

Verily Allah swt says

 

Quran 17:81

And say, “Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart.”

 

Quran Yunus 10:12

And when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors that which they have been doing

 

We need to remind our self  by looking following hadith ayats below:

 

Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience”.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

 

Quran 94:6
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

2:286

 

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity

Allah swt Also says that the plot of saytan is weak

 

Nisa 4:76

Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah , and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.

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Prevention of seeking the Cure

 

1. Rushing in seeking the cure
2. using Ruqya as experiment without to believe in the benefits
3. Going to the Sorcerers
4. Lack of Repentance

 

How is the sickness diagnosed?

Wa nunazzilu mina al-qurani ma huwa shifaun wa rahmatun lil-mumineen
And We sent down in the Quran such things that have healing and mercy for the believers (an-Najm, 17:82)
 

Quran is a shifa and mercy it should not cause any pain or discomfort

The sickness is diagnosed through signs and symptoms of the patient
 

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