Is The Ruqyah That Is Recited In Order To Recover And To Be Protected From The Evil With The Permit Of Allah Permissible?

Is the ruqyah that is recited in order to recover and to be protected from the evil with the permit of Allah permissible ?

Ruqyah is a term which means reciting the Qur’an or making dua and breathing on someone in order to recover from diseases and get rid of the evil (Ibn al-Asir, an-Nihaya, “rky”; Ibn Manzur, Lisan al-Arab, “rky”).

Some Islamic scholars think that ruqyah is not permissible while the majority including the imams of jurisprudential schools shows some related hadiths as evidence and expresses that recitation of ruqyah is permissible if it is done by believing that goodness or harm will come from Allah, and provided that it should not lead to assigning partners to Allah or exploitation of people (Ibn Hajar, Fath, X, 206; Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Tibb al-Nabawi, p. 137-144; al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah, V, 354-356).

It is a fact that Prophet Muhammad (saw) both recited and breathed on some sick people whom he visited and sometimes Aisha recited and breathed on him and patted him on his back (Bukhari, Tibb, 32, 33, 39; Muslim, Salam, 46-51,52; Ibn Majah, Tibb, 35-36).

Moreover, Prophet Muhammad (saw) made dua for his grandchildren Hasan and Husayn to be protected from devil, poisonous insects, and the evil eye (Bukhari, Anbiya, 10; Ibn Majah, Tibb, 36; Tirmidhi, Tibb, 18), and permitted to recite ruqyah against the evil eye, snakebite, and scorpion sting (Bukhari, Tibb, 17, 33, 37; Muslim, Salam, 55-60; Abu Dawud, Tibb, 17-18).

It is also known that Prophet Muhammad (saw) made the following dua for the sick people,

““O Allah! The Lord of the people, the Remover of trouble! (Please) cure (Heal) (this patient), for You are the Healer. None brings about healing but You; a healing that will leave behind no ailment.” (Bukhari, Tibb, 38; Ibn Majah, Tibb, 36; Abu Dawud, Tibb, 17).

When the related narratives are evaluated, it is understood that the ruqyahs recited for recovering from diseases or being protected from the evil with permission of Allah are permissible and the other ones performed for purposes except these are haram (Elmalılı, Hak Dini, IX, 6388).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA