Ruqyah

Ruqya in Islam is recitation of the Qur'an, the use of authentic supplications and the seeking of refuge in Allah (SWT) using His Perfect Names and Attributes. All of these are means of treatment for a person suffering from ailments such as the Evil Eye, Envy, Jinn possession, Black Magic or other ailments such as fever, depression, cancer etc.

There are two types of Ruqya:

• Ruqya Shar'iyyah – Halal
• Ruqya Shirk'iyyah – Haram

Ruqyah Syar'iyyah

This is Ruqya that is free from any forms of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and revolves around recitation of the Qur'an, the use of authentic supplications and the seeking of assistance and refuge in Allaah (SWT) alone. Ruqya Shar'iyyah should meet 3 conditions as mentioned by the scholars, and it is from their consensus that the legalisation of Ruqya is achieved when the 3 conditions are met. They are:

• It must be with the words of Allah (Qur'an), his names and his attributes.
• It must be in the Arabic language or a language that is clearly understood by the people.
• To believe that the Ruqya being done has no benefit by itself, but the benefits and cure are from Allaah alone.

Evidence can be found in the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ in regards to Ruqya being allowed; this is encouraged in the following Hadith:
كُنَّا نَرْقِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ، كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي ذَلِكَ؟
فَقَالَ: اعْرِضُوْا عَلَيَّ رُقَاكُمْ لاَ بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيْهِ شِرْكٌ
Awf Ibn Malik al-Ashja'i (RAA) narrated that he said to the Prophet ﷺ: "O Allah's Messenger! We used to do Ruqya during the days of Jahiliyyah (pre-islamic era). What do you think of that?" He ﷺ replied: "Present your Ruqya to me; there is nothing wrong with it as long as it does not involve Shirk." (Sahih Muslim) Therefore, Ruqya Shar'iyyah is permissible and legal in Islam.

RUQYAH SHIRKIYYA

This type of Ruqya leads to sin and destruction upon the individual as it involves calling upon other than Allaah (SWT). It entails seeking assistance from the Jinn, Magicians, Horoscopes, Charms & Amulets etc. Therefore, it is clear that its practice is completely forbidden in Islam, which is evident from the above Hadeeth of the Prophet ﷺ.

BLACK MAGIC, JINN POSSESSION, EVIL EYE

There are many symptoms of black magic. One of them is someone will feel ‎fever and the fever may be high and can cause death. The second symptom is headache. ‎Someone can feel that his head is really heavy and cannot do any work. The third symptom is ‎tiredness. When black magic has done to us, we will feel that our body is not active. We will ‎always go to sleep. The fourth symptom is dry cough. We will cough continuously although ‎we are healthy. Then the next symptom is sore throat. We will suffer from a bad sore throat. ‎Another symptoms is stuffy and congested nose. Someone who suffers from black magic will ‎feel uncomfortable with the nose. The last symptom of black magic is muscle aches and ‎stiffness. They will feel pain at their muscle suddenly. Not only that, we also will feel a ‎mental block and we get disturbed with bad dreams and finally we will have a negative ‎thoughts. There is also heaviness and weight on the heart and constriction in the throat.
Experiencing Strange feelings such as:

• Someone is watching you
• Someone is following you
• Someone is touching you
• Hearing noises that people around you can not
• You are scared of looking into the mirror

Blockages in life against:

• Continuous crisis in career and job
• loss of interest in educational success
• Lifelong Breakdown of Marriage
• Deadlock in businesses and financial transaction
• Failure of relationships with family members and relatives

Experiencing abnormal health problems such as:

• Unexplained pain in particular part of body
• Scratches appearing
• infertility and Impotence
• Feeling unnecessary anger
• Sadness without any reason
• Loss of memory
• Being tired all the time

Having nightmares and seeing:

• Snakes
• Dogs
• Masked person
• Cemetery, dead people
• High places, climb, fall or fly
• Fire
• Fish
• Cars, vehicles