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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب السلامThe Book of Greetings
باب لاَ بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ شِرْكٌ:Chapter: There Is Nothing Wrong With Ruqyah That Does Not Involve Shirk
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ ، قال : كُنَّا نَرْقِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي ذَلِكَ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : " اعْرِضُوا عَلَيَّ رُقَاكُمْ لَا بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ شِرْكٌ " .
' Auf bin Malik Ashja (RA) 'i reported: We practised incantation in the pre-Islamic days and we said: Allah's Messenger. what is your opinion about it? He said: Let me know your incantation and said: There is no harm in the incantation which does not smack of polytheism.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This narration is clear evidence that only those incantations (ruqyah), charms, or spells are prohibited in which shirk (associating partners with Allah) is found, or in cases where the meaning is unknown and there is a risk of shirk.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5732
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is permissible to benefit from such ruqyah (incantations) whose words are clear in meaning and understanding, contain no hint of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and have been proven beneficial through experience.
It is permissible to benefit from such ruqyah (incantations) whose words are clear in meaning and understanding, contain no hint of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and have been proven beneficial through experience.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3886
