Shar‘i Ruling on Online Treatment and Guidance for Siḥr (Magic)
Is it permissible to treat magic (siḥr) online or provide guidance to a patient remotely?
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wakeel Nāṣir (ḥafiẓahullāh)
✔ If the patient is present via video or audio call, and individuals present with the patient inform you of their condition,
then it is permissible to recite ruqyah from a distance.
✔ This method is Islamically permissible, and recitation via video or audio call is acceptable.
✔ While online ruqyah is valid, it may be less effective than reciting directly in the patient’s physical presence.
✔ Nonetheless, the blessings and benefits of Allah’s words can still manifest through remote recitation.
Scholars do not permit ruqyah to be done in absentia without interaction.
Example: If someone simply gives you the name of a patient and you say, “I have recited,” —
this approach is not allowed in Sharī‘ah.
✔ Treating siḥr online or guiding the patient remotely is permissible, provided there is real-time audio or video interaction.
Performing ruqyah in complete absence of the patient, without any live communication, is not permissible in Islamic law.
Question:
Is it permissible to treat magic (siḥr) online or provide guidance to a patient remotely?
Answer by:
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wakeel Nāṣir (ḥafiẓahullāh)
Key Points Regarding Online Treatment for Siḥr
1. Online Ruqyah (Spiritual Healing) – Permissibility
✔ If the patient is present via video or audio call, and individuals present with the patient inform you of their condition,
then it is permissible to recite ruqyah from a distance.
✔ This method is Islamically permissible, and recitation via video or audio call is acceptable.
2. Effectiveness of Online Ruqyah
✔ While online ruqyah is valid, it may be less effective than reciting directly in the patient’s physical presence.
✔ Nonetheless, the blessings and benefits of Allah’s words can still manifest through remote recitation.
3. Prohibition of Indirect or Uninformed Ruqyah
Scholars do not permit ruqyah to be done in absentia without interaction.Example: If someone simply gives you the name of a patient and you say, “I have recited,” —
this approach is not allowed in Sharī‘ah.
Summary:
✔ Treating siḥr online or guiding the patient remotely is permissible, provided there is real-time audio or video interaction.
Performing ruqyah in complete absence of the patient, without any live communication, is not permissible in Islamic law.
