بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Ruqyah Protocol
Loss of Appetite and Stomach Problems
Qur'anic shifa and ruqyah for loss of appetite and digestive health
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Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit
Al Quranic Ruqyah Healing Center
Introduction — who this protocol is for
Loss of appetite and various stomach problems — such as indigestion, stomach pain or aversion to food — can have physical causes, and can also be caused by the influence of sihr (magic), the evil eye, hasad (envy) or jinn. This amal (practice) has two steps: first, to recite the verses describing the food and drink of Paradise with tadabbur (reflection), so as to awaken in the patient an eagerness to eat, and to recite a special dua for increasing appetite, so that all related obstacles are removed; second, to use the specific Qur'anic shifa verses for digestive health by blowing (lightly, with a little breath) over water, honey or olive oil and using it. Alongside any necessary medical advice, keep up this amal consistently.
Signs for which this protocol may help
- Having no appetite for food at all for a long time, not feeling like eating
- Stomach pain, indigestion or a feeling of heaviness right after eating
- A lasting loss of appetite remaining even though physical examinations find no specific cause
- Suspecting that appetite has been ruined by the influence of sihr, the evil eye, hasad or jinn
- A sudden aversion to food arising in children or adults
Important note: Most of the signs above can also have ordinary physical or psychological causes. So first get the necessary medical tests and treatment. Ruqyah runs alongside medical treatment, not as a replacement for it. Do not conclude with certainty that someone is affected by sihr or jinn just because a sign matches.
Translation of the meanings of the Qur'an: Saheeh International (via quran.com).
Opening duas
Make wudu and sit facing the qiblah. Make the intention: through the Word of Allah, I am asking Allah alone for healing.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
I begin in the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the heavens or on the earth can cause harm; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Recite: 3 times
Nothing can cause sudden harm to the one who recites this dua in the morning and evening. (Tirmidhi 3388)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Meaning: Surah Al-Faatiha 1:1, Saheeh International.
Recite: 19 times
Before starting the ruqyah, settle your focus and your intention, then recite.
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in the perfect Words of Allah from the evil of all that He has created.
Recite: 3 times
(Muslim 2708)
Verses about the food and drink of Paradise — to awaken an eagerness to eat
Recite every day before meals, reflecting on the meaning (with tadabbur). Keep your heart cheerful by imagining the blessings of Paradise.
مَّثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِى وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ فِيهَا أَنْهٰرٌ مِّن مَّاءٍ غَيْرِ ءَاسِنٍ وَأَنْهٰرٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُۥ وَأَنْهٰرٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشّٰرِبِينَ وَأَنْهٰرٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خٰلِدٌ فِى النَّارِ وَسُقُوا مَاءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُمْ ۱۵
Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord... [Are its inhabitants] like those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Reflecting on the description of the rivers of water, milk, wine and honey in Paradise to awaken an eagerness to eat
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Surah Al-Waaqia 56:20-21
وَفٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ۲۰ وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ۲۱
And fruit of what they select And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Imagining the description of the fruit of one's choice and the meat of birds in Paradise
وَأَمْدَدْنٰهُم بِفٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ۲۲
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Remembering the abundance of fruit and meat in Paradise
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Surah Al-Insaan 76:17-18
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا ۱۷ عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا ۱۸
And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger [From] a fountain within it [i.e., Paradise] named Salsabeel.
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Reflecting on the description of the drink mixed with Salsabil and Zanjabil
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Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:25-28
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ ۲۵ خِتٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنٰفِسُونَ ۲۶ وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ ۲۷ عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۲۸
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed. The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete. And its mixture is of Tasneem, A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Reflecting on the description of the sealed pure drink and Tasnim
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Surah Al-Waaqia 56:32-33
وَفٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ۳۲ لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ ۳۳
And fruit, abundant [and varied], Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,
Recite: 1 time (with tadabbur)
Intention: Increasing patience and hope by remembering the fruits that never run out
Qur'anic shifa for digestive and stomach health
Blow (lightly, with a little breath) the verses over water, honey or olive oil and give it to the patient to consume. Gently massaging the stomach with olive oil is also quite beneficial.
يٰأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِى الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۵۷
O mankind, there has come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers.
Recite: 3 times
Intention: Seeking healing for the chest and the internal organs
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ۸۲
And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
Recite: 3 times
Intention: Seeking complete recovery
ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ فَاسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۶۹
Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
Recite: 3 times
Intention: Seeking healing for the stomach through the medicinal properties of honey
Special duas — Loss of Appetite and Stomach Problems
These duas are arranged specifically for this problem. Recite them after you finish the verses.
اللَّهُمَّ احْرِقْ كُلَّ سِحْرٍ عَلَى بَطْنِي
O Allah! Burn away all the magic in my stomach.
Recite: 7 times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يُبْطَلُ كُلُّ تَسَلُّطٍ عَلَى بَطْنِي
In the name of Allah — all control over my stomach is hereby nullified.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ فُكَّ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ عُقِدَتْ عَلَى بَطْنِي
O Allah! By Your strength and power, undo every knot tied in my stomach.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ زِدْ شَهِيَّةَ هَذَا الْمَرِيضِ، وَأَبْطِلْ وَأَخْرِجْ عَنْهُ كُلَّ سِحْرٍ وَعَيْنٍ وَحَسَدٍ وَجِنٍّ مُرْتَبِطٍ بِذَلِكَ، وَدَمِّرْهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا
O Allah! Increase this patient's appetite, nullify and expel all the magic, evil eye, hasad and jinn connected with it, and destroy them completely.
Recite: 3 times
Recite this dua while blowing over water or food and giving it to the patient.
Closing surahs and duas
End every session this way. At the end, blow into water and drink it.
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Surah Al-Ikhlaas 112:1-4
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۱ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۲ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۳ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ۴
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One, Allāh, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
Recite: 3 times
Intention: Strengthening the heart by declaring tawhid
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۱ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۲ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۳ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفّٰثٰتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ ۴ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ۵
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."
Recite: 7 times
Intention: Refuge from magic, hasad (envy) and the evil of the night
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۱ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۲ إِلٰهِ النَّاسِ ۳ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۴ الَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۵ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ۶
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".
Recite: 7 times
Intention: Refuge from the waswasa (whispers) of mankind and jinn
أُعِيذُكَ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
I entrust you to the protection of the perfect Words of Allah from every Shaytan, every venomous creature and every harmful evil eye.
Recite: 3 times
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite this dua over Hasan and Husain (may Allah be pleased with them). (Bukhari 3371)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ
In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah over you, from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul and of the envier's eye. May Allah heal you. In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah over you.
Recite: 3 times
Jibril (peace be upon him) performed ruqyah over the Prophet ﷺ in this way. (Muslim 2186)
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, Lord of mankind! Remove the hardship and grant healing. You are the Healer; there is no healing except Your healing — a healing that leaves no illness behind.
Recite: 7 times
(Bukhari 5743)
📌 Self-ruqyah guideline
Consistency is the key. A little every day, but regularly.
Method — step by step
- Make wudu, then sit somewhere quiet facing the qiblah. Keep your phone away.
- Make the intention: I am asking Allah for healing through the Words of Allah; the Words have no power of their own — the power belongs to Allah.
- Recite the opening duas (Chapter 1).
- Then recite the verses (ayahs) in order. While reciting, blow lightly into both palms and pass your hands over the affected area.
- Recite each verse as many times as stated in the instruction box below it — there is no need to do more or less.
- In between, make dua wholeheartedly in your own language for 15 minutes. If tears come, do not hold them back.
- At the end, recite the closing surahs and duas, then blow lightly into the water.
- Continue every day for at least 40 days. If you miss some days, do not lose heart — simply start again.
Daily schedule
| Morning | After Fajr — verse recitation, 15 minutes |
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| Evening | After Maghrib — verse recitation, 15 minutes |
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| Night | Before sleeping — closing surahs and duas, drink recited-over water |
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| Weekly | One ruqyah bath a week |
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Your own dua in your own language (15 minutes)
During or after the recitation of the verses, ask Allah in your own language. Below is a sample — you do not have to read exactly this; say it in your own words.
O Allah, restore my appetite, remove all the pain in my stomach, and remove everything that stands in the way of my recovery.
Where to massage the recited-over oil
Focus for Loss of Appetite and Stomach Problems: Around the stomach and the navel
Supplements and weekly practices
| Recited-over water | Recite the ruqyah verses over a bottle of water and blow into it. Drink it 3 times a day: in the morning on an empty stomach, at midday, and at night before sleeping. |
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| Recited-over honey | Blow into pure honey and take one spoonful every morning. It is good to recite verse 69 of Surah An-Nahl and then blow into it. |
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| Recited-over olive oil | Recite the verses over olive oil, blow into it, and massage it into the affected area. It is best done at night before sleeping. |
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| Black seed (nigella) | Every morning, take 7 black seeds with recited-over honey. The Prophet ﷺ said that black seed contains a cure for every disease except death. (Bukhari 5688) |
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| Ruqyah bath | Recite the verses over a bucket of water and blow into it. You may also mix in seven crushed jujube leaves. Pour the water over yourself from the head down and bathe, once a week. |
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| Spraying the home | Put recited-over water in a spray bottle and spray it in the corners of the house, on the doors and windows, and under the bed. |
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Daily practices (amal)
Alongside ruqyah, it is these practices that give long-term protection.
| After Fajr | Surah Yasin 1 time |
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| Morning and evening | The morning and evening adhkar from Hisnul Muslim, regularly |
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| After Asr | Surah Al-Waqi'ah 1 time |
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| At night | Surah Qaf 3 times, Surah Al-Mulk 1 time |
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| Before sleeping | Ayat al-Kursi 1 time, the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, and the three Quls 3 times each. Blow into your hands and wipe them over your whole body. |
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| Every day | Give sadaqah as much as you can, every day, even if only a little. Sadaqah wards off calamity. |
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| Every day | The obligatory salah in congregation, istighfar 100 times, salawat upon the Prophet 100 times |
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Ruqyah is a Shariah-based method of treatment; it is not a substitute for necessary medical treatment.