Ruqyah is a method for healing, through some parts of the Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ). Supplications for healing could be for a good number of diseases, sicknesses of the heart (arrogance, showing off, hatred, jealousy, etc.), depression, loneliness, evil eye, magic, jinn possession, and Shaytaan’s attacks.

 

The following are the verses from the Qur’an concerning the concept of healing:

 

 وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

“And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers.” (Al-‘Isra’, 17:82)

 

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

“O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers.” (Yunus, 10:57)

 

The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to use ruqyah if three conditions are met: it should based on the words of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, or His names or His attributes; it should be in Arabic or in words the meaning of which can be understood; and it should be accepted that ruqyah does not have any effect in and of itself, rather that happens by the will and decree of Allah. (End quote from Fath al-Baari)

 

 

The Permissible Ruqyah from the Qur’an

الرقية الشرعية من القرآن الكريم

 

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ 

"I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast."

 

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ

ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

 

"In the name of Allah - the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds - the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path - the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray." 

 

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَ‍ُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

"I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great." (Al-Baqarah, 2:255 [Ayat al-Kursi])

 

"The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say: “We make no distinction between any of His Messengers,” and they say: “We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return.” Allah burdens not a person beyond what he can bear. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us. Our Lord! Put not on us a greater burden than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Protector, and help us against the disbelieving people.” (Al-Baqarah, 2:285-286) 

 

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ

وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ

"In the name of Allah - the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (3 times) (Al-‘Ikhlas, 112:1-4)

  

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

"In the name of Allah - the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots. And from the evil of an envier when he envies." (3 times) (Al-Falaq, 113:1-5)

         

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ

مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ

ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ

مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

"In the name of Allah - the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind. From the evil of the retreating whisperer. Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - from among the jinn and mankind." (3 times) (An-Nas, 114:1-6)

 

Al Ruqyah from the Prophet’s (ﷺ) Sunnah

الرقية من السنة النبوية (ﷺ)

 

The following are some supplications to purify and heal oneself from the troubles of the evil eye:

 

أُعِيذُكُما  بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

U’eethukumaa bikalimaatillahit-taam-maati min kulli shaiTaaniw-wahaam-maatin wamin kulli ‘aynin laam-mah.

"I seek protection for you in the Perfect Words of Allah from every devil and every beast, and from every envious, blameworthy eye." (Sahih al-Bukhari 3371) 

 

بِاسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِاسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ

Bismillaahi arqeeka min kulli shay-in yu’-theeka, min sharri kulli nafsin aw aynin Haasidin Allaahu yashfeeka, bismillaahi arqeek.

"In the Name of Allah I pray over you for healing (Ruqyah), from everything that bothers you, from the evil of every soul and every evil eye that hates you, may Allah cure you, in the Name of Allah I pray over you for healing.” (Riyadh As Saliheen, Muslim, Book 7, Hadith 908)

 

بسمِ اللهِ يُبْرِيكَ ، من كلِّ دَاءٍ يَشْفيكَ ، من شرِّ حاسِدٍ إذا حَسَدَ، و من شرِّ كلِّ ذِي عينٍ

 

Bismillaahi yubreeka wamin kulli daa-in yashfeeka wamin sharri Haasidin ithaa Hasada, wa sharri kulli thee ‘ayn.

"In the name of Allah. He may cure you from all kinds of illness and safeguard you from the evil of a jealous one when he feels jealous and from the evil influence of eye." (Sahih Aj Jamie' 4672, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih)

 

The following are some supplications to cure sicknesses and diseases:

 

One should request Allah to heal by saying:

 

اللَّهُمَّ أذْهِبِ البَاسَ، رَبَّ النَّاسِ اشْفِهِ وأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لا شِفَاءَ إلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allaahumma ath-hibil ba’-sa rabban-naasi ishfi antash-shaafee laa shifaa-a illaa shifaauka shifaa-an laa yughaadiru saqamaa.

"O Allah, Lord of the people, take away the disease and cure him; You are the One Who cures and there is no cure except Your Cure – a cure that leaves no disease." (Al Bukhari 5742)

 

Note: Touch the sick person with the right hand and supplicate the supplication. You can also recite the supplication for yourself.

 

Place your hand where you feel pain and recite:

 

 باسْمِ اللهِ (3)

 (7) أَعُوذُ باللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِن شَرِّ ما أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

Bismillaah. A’oothu billaahi wa qudratihee min sharri maa ajidu wa uHaathir.

"In the Name of Allah." (3 times) "I seek refuge in Allah and in His Power from the evil of what I find and of what I guard against. " (7 times) (Muslim 2202)

 

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who visits a sick person who is not on the point of death and supplicates seven times:

 

أسألُ اللهَ العَظيمَ ربَّ العَرشِ العَظيمِ أن يشفيَكَ

As-alullaahal ‘aDHeema rabbal ‘arshil aDHeemi an yashfi-yak. 

“I beseech Allah the Great, the Rubb of the Great Throne, to heal you.”

 

Allah will certainly heal him from that sickness.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud 3106, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih) 

 

Some more supplications for protection and healing:

 

 أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ، مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطينِ، وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ

A’oothu  bikalimaatillahit-taam-maati min ghadhabihi wa ‘iqaabihi wamin sharri ‘ibaadihee wamin hamazaatish-shayaaTeeni wa-an yaHdhuroon.

“I seek refuge with the complete words of Allah from His anger and His punishment and the evil of His slaves, and from the evil suggestions of the shayatin and from their being present (at death).” (At-Tirmidhi, 3528)

 

 أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A’oothu  bikalimaatillahit-taam-maati min sharri maa khalaq.

“I seek refuge with the complete words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.” (Muslim, 55)

 

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَذَرَأَ وَبَرَأَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ طَارِقٍ إِلَّا طَارِقاً يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ، يَا رَحْمَانُ

A’oothu bikalimaatillahit-taam-maatil-latee laa yujaawizuhunna barrun walaa faajirun min sharri maa khalaqa wa thara-a wa bara-a wamin sharri maa yanzilu mins-samaai wamin sharri maa y’ruju feehaa wamin sharri maa thara-a fil ardhi wamin sharri maa yakhruju minhaa wamin sharri fitanil-layli wan-nahaar wamin sharri kulli Taariqin illaa Taariqan yaTruqu bikhayrin yaa raHmaan.

“I seek refuge with the complete words of Allah which neither the good person nor the corrupt can exceed, from the evil of what He has created and originated and multiplied, from the evil of what descends from the sky and the evil of what ascends in it, and from the evil of what is created in the earth and the evil of what comes out of it, and from the trials of the night and day, and from the visitations of the night and day, except for one that knocks with good, O Merciful.” (Ahmad, 419/3)

 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَّا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ

Bismillaahil-lathee laa yadhurru ma’asmihi shay-un fil ardhi walaa fis-samaa’.

“In the name of Allah, when Whose name is mentioned nothing on Earth or in Heaven can cause harm.” (Ahmad, 62/1)

 

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأرْضِ وَرَبَّ العَرْشِ العَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّكُلِّ شَيءٍ، فَالِقَ الحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ، أَعُوذُ بكَ مِن شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بنَاصِيَتِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأوَّلُ فليسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فليسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فليسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيءٌ، وَأَنْتَ البَاطِنُ فليسَ دُونَكَ شَيءٌ، اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ، وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الفَقْرِ.

Allaahumma Rabbas-samaawaatis-sab'i wa Rabbal-'Arshil-'Adheem, Rabbanaa wa Rabba kulli shay 'in, faaliqal-Habbi wannawaa , wa munzilat-Tawraati wal-'Injeeli, wal-Furqaani, 'a'oothu bika min sharri kulli shay 'in 'Anta 'aakhithun binaasiyatihi. Allaahumma 'Antal-'Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay'un, wa 'Antal-'Aakhiru falaysa ba'daka shay'un, wa 'Antadh-Dhaahiru falaysa fawqaka shay'un, wa 'Antal-Baatinu falaysa doonaka shay'un, iqdhi 'annad-dayna wa 'aghninaa minal-faqri.

“O Allah! Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Magnificent Throne . Our Lord and the Lord of everything . Splitter of the grain and the date-stone , Revealer of the Torah and the Injeel and the Furqan (the Qur'an), I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything that You shall seize by the forelock. O Allah You are the First and nothing has come before You, and You are the Last, and nothing may come after You. You are the Most High, nothing is above You and You are the Most Near and nothing is nearer than You. Remove our debts from us and enrich us against poverty.” (1 time) (Muslim 2713, Abu Daud 5051)

 

 

Evil Eye (Envy) 

 

With regard to treating one who has been affected by envy, there are two ways of doing this: 

 

If the person who envied him is known, he may be asked to do ghusl and the water used should then be poured on the “victim.” If he is not known then the remedy is by means of ruqyah and the dhikrs prescribed in sharee’ah.

 

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَسْتَرْقِيَ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ .

It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded me, or he commanded (the people) to use ruqyah to deal with the evil eye.” (Sahih Muslim 2195)  

 

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ  " الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ وَلَوْ كَانَ شَىْءٌ سَابَقَ الْقَدَرَ سَبَقَتْهُ الْعَيْنُ وَإِذَا اسْتُغْسِلْتُمْ فَاغْسِلُوا " .

Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The evil eye is real and if anything were to overtake the divine decree, it would be the evil eye. When you are asked to take a bath (to provide a cure) from the influence of the evil eye, you should take a bath.” (Sahih Muslim 2188)

 

 

An Atom of Prevention is Better than One Ton of Cure

 

The source of evil eye is from Shaytaan who puts the idea of jealousy and hate into people’s hearts and minds against family, friends, and relatives. The hidden source about this sickness and disease could be that some people are being blessed by Allah with richness, peace, and happiness. Those who are crooked and are being possessed by Shaytaans will start feeling jealousy towards those who are blessed with Allah. Therefore, one has to protect himself on a daily basis by being in touch with Allah, and to remember Him, as well as to obey Him. Then and only then, no one will disturb him or play magic against him. Even Shaytaans themselves cannot hurt him.

 

The Qur’an says in Surah Az-Zukhruf: 

 

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ

“If anyone withdraws himself from the remembrance of The Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytaan, to be an intimate companion.” (Az-Zukhruf, 43:36)

 

There is nothing wrong with taking precautions against the evil eye before it happens, and this does not contradict the idea of tawakkul (putting one's trust in Allah). In fact this is tawakkul, because tawakkul means putting one’s trust in Allah whilst also implementing the means that have been permitted or enjoined. The Prophet   used to seek refuge for al-Hasan and al-Husayn and say: U’eethukumaa bikalimaatillahit-taam-maati min kulli shaiTaaniw-wahaam-maatin wamin kulli ‘aynin laam-mah (“I seek refuge for you both in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and every poisonous reptile, and from every evil eye”).’” (Al-Tirmidhi, 2060; Abu Dawood, 4737)  And he would say, “Thus Ibraheem used to seek refuge with Allah for Ishaaq and Ismaa’eel, peace be upon them both.” (Al-Bukhaari, 3371) 

(Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/117, 118)