Ruqyah must be recited in Arabic

26-1-2011 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is the ruling of Islam on going to a Shaykh, who is specialized in curing people with the Quran, knowing that he uses some foreign words while talking in Arabic and that he continually recites the Quran throughout the session?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

There is no objection to going to a man who cures people with the Quran and the Prophetic supplications. However, if this man mixes non-Arabic words with the Quranic verses, this is a reason to suspect him. Scholars have stated that one of the conditions of the Sharee‘ah-approved Ruqyah (cure by means of Quran) is reciting it in Arabic.

Allaah Knows best.