Skip to content
Contact
spiritualmedicinehub
Book a session
Go back

Questions & Answers

Search the question directory or browse by category. Every answer is written in plain language and referenced to authentic sources.

My sister is suffering from schizophrenia that does not respond to treatment; she lost her mind more than twenty years ago. She takes medicine which, if she stops taking it, her condition gets worse. My family thought that perhaps what happened to her was because of the evil eye or witchcraft, so they took her to a number of shaykhs and reciters, and they said that there is no treatment for her condition, and what happened to her was because of the evil eye. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. Now my brother brought one of the reciters who charge a fee for reciting (over the sick person) to the house, to recite over her, and this reciter told him that my sister must stop the psychiatric treatment, and that she will be healed by recitation and will go back to the way she was. My sister’s condition has got worse since she stopped taking her medicine, but my brother is convinced by what this reciter said. I hope that you can give an Islamic response to this matter.

Treatment

Ruqyah as prescribed in Islamic teaching is beneficial for those suffering from both physical and mental illnesses, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “And We send…

Read answer

Shar‘i ruqyah is permissible if a non-Muslim does it for a Muslim, and he may be healed by it. There is someone who did ruqyah for poison that reaches the blood, without pumping the stomach, or any change, or any blood transfusion, and he was healed completely. The same happens in cases of witchcraft, jinn possession, epilepsy and the evil eye – these problems may be resolved completely through ruqyah. But a Muslim may do ruqyah and the sickness continues for a long time, or the person thinks that he will never recover. What is the measure by which it may be determined that the ruqyah has started to work straight away or is delayed, and what kind of sicknesses can ruqyah be used to treat them? How can we determine the quality of ruqyah?

Ruqyah

Ruqyah by reciting adhkaar and Qur’anic verses is Sunnah Is the healing outcome of ruqyah guaranteed?

Read answer

My mother used to take a woman who recites Quran to my grandmother’s home so that she recites on our grandmother. As my grandmother is old, disabled, and reached the stage of senility although she is not very old. This woman recites Quran on my grandmother and sometimes on my mother. One time while she was reciting she held my mother’s head so my mother started screaming. I did not see this but my mother told me. Now my mother goes regularly to this woman and she takes my sister and me with her. When she recites on my mother, my mother raises her hands like if she wants to hit someone, her nails come out and she starts saying threatening statements and slanders the Quran. This woman told us that she is possessed by a devil, and that our mother is under spell. She also told us that the devil wants her to become disabled like my grandmother and lose her mind as well. She advised us to read surat al-baqarah everyday and to recite Quran always at home. She also gave us olive oil, jujube, honey, black seeds and pressed dates, and advised us to use them always. She also advised us to spread water with salt and rose water at home alternatively on daily basis. The question: Is it permissible for us to use those things she gave us? Is what we do considered shirk?.

Ruqyah

We ask Allah to grant your mother quick and full healing by His Leave and to decree for her and you reward, patience and steadfastness.

Read answer

In my mosque, they always recite Ruqyah for the sick; no week goes by without the mosque announcing a request for volunteers to recite Ruqyah for someone. Usually they form a circle around the person and recite Quran, either by sharing out the ajza’ (parts) of the Quran, or one person recites some soorahs of the Quran, whilst the others repeat after him. Sometimes they recite Quran for blessing after divorce, graduation from school or a number of other things that I have seen myself. Or they pass out books of supplications (du‘a’s) and verses to be recited during this gathering, but they do not provide any evidence for what they are doing. Sometimes in these circles there is mixing with women. I also attended a gathering in which they recited the basmalah (the phrase Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem (in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) over some water, then they began to sprinkle it on the members of a family. Can you tell me whether these practices are permissible or innovated? I have stopped attending these gatherings altogether. Is there any book on the fiqh of Ruqyah and Ta‘weedh (seeking refuge with Allah from the Shaytan)? Can we use Ruqyah for trivial things such as divorce and graduation?

Ruqyah

The Importance of Proper Ruqyah Practices Ruling on Collective Ruqyah for the Sick The Permissibility of Ruqyah Over Water Bid`ah in Acts of Worship: Reciting Al-Fatihah on Occasions The Prohibition o…

Read answer

We need to make d’awah (propagation), but one of us is focusing on treating those who are affected by the jinn. Is it permissible to neglect d’awah in order to do this deed? How should those who are affected by evil whispers from the jinn be treated? Is it permissible to accept payment for this reading?

Ruqyah

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked this question and he said: Calling people to Allah (d’awah) is a communal obligation (fard kifayah); if sufficient people underta…

Read answer

I am a young Muslim man who is among those who call people to the way of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah. Three years ago I started to recite ruqyahs that are prescribed in sharee’ah for people, according to proper guidelines but not in any organized fashion, in return for money which I use on some of my needs. Allaah decreed that my ruqyahs be accepted and Allaah has healed many people at my hands and guided others to the right path and helped them to believe in His Oneness and to keep away from shirk, despite the hassles that I have faced from some of the charlatans, biased people and those who seek to prevent shar’i ruqyah which they describe as bid’ah and haraam earnings. Too many people started coming to me and urging to help them because there are no people who devote their time to reciting ruqyah. All of these people are coming to me for ruqyah in my home which is very humble, which causes me a lot of hardship and difficulty, and it bothers my family because people knock at the door so much, and I have started to neglect my other duties because of reciting ruqyah for them because I feel too shy to refuse. I thought of renting a place which I can use specifically for reciting ruqyah as prescribed in sharee’ah and cupping in return for approximately 20 riyals for doing ruqyah for one person, and that charge will go towards paying the rent and some of my essential needs. But I was surprised when some Muslims who claim to have knowledge denounced me for specializing in this and said that specializing in this was a bid’ah and was not known among the salaf of this ummah, and that money earned in this way is haraam. It is permissible to open a clinic for ruqyahs that are prescribed in sharee’ah and cupping in return for money, especially since I am in need and am not well off, and I have responsibilities towards my family, and I am suffering from a chronic illness and cannot do heavy work, and the Muslims are in need of someone who can specialize in ruqyah and call them to Tawheed and forbid them from shirk? If it is permissible to open a Qur’aanic clinic, then after that I find a job, there are further questions to be answered: 1- Should I stop doing ruqyah and take this job even though this would result in several negative consequences such as not being able to do this good deed and this will create a vacuum in this area? 2- Should I combine both and try to reconcile between them without letting one of them affect the other? 3- Should I refuse to work and be content with doing ruqyah because it benefits others and serves the interests of the Muslims? If it is not permissible to open a Qur’aanic clinic: 1- Should I stop doing ruqyah altogether? 2- Is it better to carry on doing ruqyah in my house and not specialize in it, and put up with people’s annoyances?.

Ruqyah

Firstly: If the situation is as described, that you recite ruqyahs that are prescribed in sharee’ah and the people really need that, then we ask Allaah to reward you and help you and guide you.

Read answer

As you know, many people are suffering from diseases for which they cannot find medical treatment, so they turn to the Book of Allaah and the scholars and some pious and righteous people who have memorized the Book of Allaah, so that they can recite ruqyah as prescribed by sharee’ah to treat them. The site of women’s pain may be in their heads, chests, arms or legs – is it permissible for them to uncover these places so that they may be read over in cases of necessity? What are the limits within which women may uncover when Qur’aan is read over them for this purpose?

Ruqyah

It is Sunnah to learn ruqyah as prescribed in sharee’ah, seeking to benefit the Muslims and treat these chronic diseases, because the Book of Allaah is a beneficial healing.

Read answer

I saw a man in masjid after asar prayer who was moving his finger in circles,and doing some other stuff, this was something I have never seen before, so I asked him and he said this is "hisar" a type of Ruqyah to protect from black magic, when I asked for the evidence he said this is proven from hadis however he himself have never seen the hadis and his elders(sufis) have been doing this since many years. What is this thing "Hisar"?

Protection

The Reality of Black Magic in Islam The Importance of Authentic Hadith in Protection How to Protect Yourself from Black Magic in Islam The Reality of Black Magic in Islam We have not come across any H…

Read answer

We heard that some of those who use the Qur’aan for treatment – by reading Qur’aan and du’aa’s prescribed in sharee’ah over water or perfumed oil for the treatment of sihr (witchcraft), the evil eye and the touch of the Shaytaan (madness) – take payment for doing that. Is this permissible according to sharee’ah? Does reciting over oil or water come under the same ruling as reciting over the patient himself for the purpose of treatment?

Ruqyah

There is nothing wrong with taking payment for treating the sick by means of ruqyah, because it was reported in al-Saheehayn that a group of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) went to a tr…

Read answer

A young man is studying with a sheikh who deals with jinn in order to treat the possessed people and those suffering from spells. This young man knew about this recently. Should he stop learning from this sheikh and leave the place? Bearing in mind that he has only few months left to complete his Qura’anic studies with him. What is the ruling on seeking knowledge through this sheikh and what is the ruling on the alms given to this student by his sheikh?.

Jinn

Firstly: Dealing with the jinn is a serious issue, and is a door that leads to evil and mischief; how often have people are affected by this evil?

Read answer

I spoke with this guy who´s known to have some powers to talk with Jinn, I guess the Muslim ones, and he told me some stuff about me. Those people use words and phrases from the Quran to control Jinn. What do you think about those people ? And is it OK to speak with them? And who are Ahl al-Kitab? Frankly, I read books, they mention how to make ( TAWEEZ), and how to control Jinn, and see angles, and these books use Quran´s words. I would like to know more about this.

Jinn

It is possible to talk to the jinn , but finding out about unseen matters and what is in people’s hearts is haram.

Read answer

I have divorced my wife and married another one; at the time of intercourse I felt something strange like black magic (sihr) was done to me. I consulted a Shaykh and he gave me a strange prescription. My questions are: Why couldn’t I have intercourse with my new wife? What is the ruling on that Shaykh who is not using Qur’an to cure people from black magic (sihr)? I need your FATWA jazakum Allah khyara.

Sihr

The answer is: If your old wife admitted doing this or it is definitely proven that she did it, then she has committed a great evil, indeed it is kufr (disbelief) and misguidance, because what she did…

Read answer

I am asking whether it is true that someone can make what we call (Hojob) in Arabic to make other people fail in their lives. I don’t know if you understand what I mean or not. I will give you an example, I was told that some people don’t like others, so what they do is, they go to specialized people and ask them to do something by the help of the (jinn) or whatever and make the life of that person a misery, like make him fail in his life or ....... I don’t know whether this is available truly or not. Please give me an answer.

Sihr

The correct view according to the majority of Ahl al-Sunnah (mainstream Muslims) is that witchcraft or magic is real and that it can have an effect – if Allah wills and decrees it – on the body of the…

Read answer

A neighbour of ours is envious of us even though we show her respect and have never mistreated her, and she did witchcraft against us, by using some clothes of mine that had traces of my sweat. What is really strange is that I had seen her in my dream twice, pouring some kind of liquid over me that I did not know what it was, and I woke up in a panic, feeling afraid. We are a conservative family who love Islam, and we do whatever we can of righteous deeds, but we suffer from some problems and do not always get along, and we have a lot of troubles. Some time ago, I felt that something inside me had changed, and I was no longer happy, energetic and hard-working as I used to be. I began to get angry quickly, and to sleep all day and stay up at night, and I left two jobs for no reason. I can no longer control myself, and I feel as though someone is provoking me to do things. I feel tired and I am only 27 years old, and I have started to feel fed up. I have not been to see a raqi (one who does ruqyah) because I hope to enter Paradise among the seventy thousand who did not seek ruqyah. I tried to read Soorat al-Baqarah every day for forty days, but I could not do it. I tried several times, but every time I tried, I would see frightening dreams. I call upon Allah in my prayer, asking Him to cancel out this witchcraft. I feel that everyone in my family has been bewitched, and I do not know what to do; please advise me.

Ruqyah

The effect of magic or jinn possession on people is something real and cannot be denied, but the Muslim should not blame all the problems that happen to him in his life on witchcraft or jinn possessio…

Read answer

In this answer: https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/268306, you have explained that prayer and Ruqyah (healing through Quranic recitation and supplication) are an effective treatment for all disorders, and also that recitation of the prescribed Ruqyah is an effective remedy for all diseases, what do you mean by disease/disorder? For example, if someone has been run over by a car but he is still conscious and realizes that he is severely injured, with broken bones, can he recite the Quran? Also, if I cut my hand and the bleeding does not stop, can I recite the Quran?

Ruqyah

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

Read answer

I'm facing worsened focus, memory loss, and these type problems ( previously existed but not to the point to consider serious)and frequent bad heavy dreams, not snake or dog type(often after sleeping again post-Fajr or at this type time) despite doing night adhkar. I suspect evil eye but am unsure. If the cause isn’t clear, is doing ruqyah still valid and beneficial? Will it help even if it's not spiritual? Are there authentic hadith that support doing ruqyah in such uncertain cases

Treatment

There is no doubt that frequent Du’a (supplication) and performing the prescribed Quranic and Prophetic Ruqyah (incantation) are highly beneficial.

Read answer

Some Shaykhs say that they can recite certain verses for girls so that they get married. They say that if the girl does not get married within three months after the Ruqyah, she should go to them again so that they would make Ruqyah for her another time. Knowing that they do not use black magic nor do they ask about the name of the mother nor take any piece of the girl’s clothes. What are these verses? What do you think of this?

Ruqyah

If that Shaykh is reciting Quranic verses that are free from charms and sorcery, it would be permissible to perform Ruqyah for her, especially if it is thought that someone did a certain magic spell t…

Read answer

Salam alaykum, I have read some fatwas on this site where ruqyah has been mentioned as treatment for waswas or ocd, however I want to be of the 70 000 that enters into jannah without accountability. What do you think of this? Does reciting surah an nas and ayatul kursi over water and drinking it come under ruqyah, and would that mean one isn't of the 70 000?

Ruqyah

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Read answer

Is it permissible to speak to the Jinn who possesses a person and order him to raise the hand of the possessed? Is Ruqyah permissible for a mute person? Is it permissible to strike the Jinn if he refuses to let go of the possessed person? Is it permissible for a woman to have Ruqyah performed for her by a non-Mahram (i.e., marriageable) man?

Jinn

There is no use in speaking to the Jinn that is possessing someone and telling him to raise the hand of the possessed person or any other part of the body when making Ruqyah.

Read answer

My question is on the water on which Ruqyah was performed, i.e. the water to which lotus jujube leaves are added and on which the verses of the Quran are read, and we perform Ghusl (ritual bath) with it in order to get rid of magic. Do we perform Ghusl with the water when it is cold as Ruqyah was performed on it when it was cold? Or is it acceptable to add hot water on which Ruqyah was not performed, and then perform Ghusl with it? Is it performing Ghusl with it three times the same as performing Ghusl with it once or twice?

Ruqyah

We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

Read answer

Is it permissible for a person to ask others to do Ruqyah for him? Is there any contradiction between such a request and the Hadeeth in which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention), pointed out that among the attributes of the seventy thousand people who will enter Paradise without reckoning is that they did not ask others to do Ruqyah for them? Is it permissible for me to do Ruqyah for a disbeliever, in the hope that he would embrace Islam?

Ruqyah

There are many Hadeeths that permit Ruqyah and permit asking others to recite it for a person.

Read answer

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I want to be of the seventy thousand-plus who will enter Paradise by Allaah's Mercy without being asked about his deeds. I want to know: if I do not ask anyone for Ruqyah (healing through Quranic recitation and supplication) but listen to audio Ruqyah on my device, am I disqualified from being of them then? And if I listen to the Quran for healing? Like, for example, if I listen to Surah Al-Baqarah daily, for my healing, as Ruqyah, as I am afflicted with Sihr (magic) and possessed by jinn? And also for other illnesses, will listening to Ruqyah recordings disqualify a person from being among those seventy thousand-plus? May Allaah reward you, Shaykh

Ruqyah

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Read answer

What is the ruling of making the Sharee‘ah-approved Ruqyah whereby the person making Ruqyah uses the Jinn so they can tell him about the condition of the patient, given that that person is known to be righteous in religion and conduct? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on making Ruqyah for an absent patient by reciting over his photo?

Jinn

Seeking the help of the Jinn in making the Sharee‘ah-approved Ruqyah is impermissible because it involves a form of ‘making use’ of them which Allaah The Almighty dispraises in the Quran.

Read answer

I understand that it is permissible to do Ruqyah (healing through Quranic recitation and supplication) on someone else, such as a man doing Ruqyah on his wife, but does the person who performs Ruqyah have to touch the afflicted person, such as placing the hands on the forehead? If so, is it forbidden to touch certain parts of the body, such as the feet, or any part from the navel to the knees, or is Ruqyah performed without touching the other person?

Ruqyah

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Read answer