بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Ruqyah Protocol
Magic of Infertility
Ruqyah protocol for sihr (magic) that blocks the gift of children
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Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit
Al Quranic Ruqyah Healing Center
Introduction — who this protocol is for
Children are purely a gift from Allah — He gives daughters to whom He wills, sons to whom He wills, and keeps whom He wills infertile. So above all, contentment with the qadar (divine decree) and patience are essential. However, if there is no specific cause found in medical treatment yet a couple has had no children for a long time, or an obstacle to conception appeared after some sudden event — in such cases, if there are other signs of magic as well, ruqyah may be performed. This protocol is arranged around the stories of the prophets who were relieved of infertility and their own duas asking for children — the story of Zakariyya and Ibrahim (peace be upon them both), in which Allah Himself granted children in the womb of an old and infertile wife.
Signs for which this protocol may help
- Having no children for years even though the doctor's report finds no problem in either husband or wife
- Obstacles to conception suddenly beginning after a particular event, gift or journey
- Unexplained distance between husband and wife, or reluctance toward intimacy, which was not there before
- Miscarrying more than once, with no medical cause found
- Feeling pressure, heaviness or pulling in the lower abdomen, waist or back while listening to ruqyah
- Seeing in dreams scenes of dry trees, barren land, locked doors or an empty cradle
- A continuing pattern of the same unexplained childlessness among several members of the family
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 for relief from infertility
Place your hand on your lower abdomen and waist while reciting. Make the intention: just as Allah gave children to the infertile wives of Zakariyya and Ibrahim (peace be upon them both), so remove every obstacle from my path.
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Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:38-40
هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُۥ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ۳۸ فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلٰئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّى فِى الْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِينَ ۳۹ قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ الْكِبَرُ وَامْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۴۰
At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication." So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous." He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."
Recite: 7 times
Intention: The story of Zakariyya (peace be upon him) asking for a child, the angels' good news, and his amazement despite his wife being infertile
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُن بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا ۴ وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ الْمَوٰلِىَ مِن وَرَاءِى وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا ۵ يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا ۶ يٰزَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلٰمٍ اسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا ۷ قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلٰمٌ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا ۸ قَالَ كَذٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـًٔا ۹
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy [i.e., disappointed]. And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]." [He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name." He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?" [An angel] said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing.'"
Recite: 3 times
Intention: The secret dua of Zakariyya (peace be upon him) and the good news of Yahya in the womb of his infertile wife
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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat 51:28-29
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ ۲۸ فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ ۲۹
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy. And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
Recite: 7 times
Intention: Sarah's (may Allah be pleased with her) amazement — 'I am an old woman, infertile' — yet Allah's good news came true
أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَإِنٰثًا ۖ وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَاءُ عَقِيمًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ ۵۰
Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.
Recite: 11 times
Intention: Allah alone gives children to whom He wills and makes infertile whom He wills — this power is not in the hands of any magic
Prophetic duas asking for children
These verses are the prophets' own duas — the most beautiful and accepted words for asking for children. Recite them regularly every day.
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Surah Al-Anbiyaa 21:89-90
وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوٰرِثِينَ ۸۹ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسٰرِعُونَ فِى الْخَيْرٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خٰشِعِينَ ۹۰
And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors." So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
Recite: 11 times
Intention: Rabbi la tadharni fardan — do not leave me alone; Allah made even the wife of Zakariyya (peace be upon him) able to conceive
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرٰهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا سَلٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلٰمٌ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ ۶۹ فَلَمَّا رَءَا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ ۷۰ وَامْرَأَتُهُۥ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنٰهَا بِإِسْحٰقَ وَمِن وَرَاءِ إِسْحٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ ۷۱ قَالَتْ يٰوَيْلَتَىٰ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ۷۲ قَالُوا أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ۖ رَحْمَتُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكٰتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيدٌ ۷۳
And certainly did Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf. But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot." And his wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob. She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!" They said, "Are you amazed at the decree of Allāh? May the mercy of Allāh and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Honorable."
Recite: 3 times
Intention: The story of the good news of a child for Ibrahim's (peace be upon him) old, infertile wife, brought by his guests
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى وَهَبَ لِى عَلَى الْكِبَرِ إِسْمٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحٰقَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ۳۹ رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ الصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ ۴۰
Praise to Allāh, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication. My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
Recite: 7 times
Intention: Gratitude for being granted Isma'il and Ishaq in old age, and a dua for the children
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Surah As-Saaffaat 37:100-101
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ الصّٰلِحِينَ ۱۰۰ فَبَشَّرْنٰهُ بِغُلٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ ۱۰۱
My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous." So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.
Recite: 7 times
Intention: Rabbi hab li minas-salihin — the dua asking for a righteous son, and the good news
وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيّٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا ۷۴
And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us a leader [i.e., example] for the righteous."
Recite: 7 times
Intention: The dua for one's spouse and children to be a comfort to the eyes
Special duas — Magic of Infertility
These duas are arranged specifically for this problem. Recite them after you finish the verses.
اللَّهُمَّ احْرِقْ كُلَّ سِحْرِ الْعُقْمِ عَلَى نَسْلِي
O Allah! Burn away all the magic of infertility in my lineage.
Recite: 7 times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يُبْطَلُ كُلُّ تَسَلُّطٍ عَلَى نَسْلِي
In the name of Allah — all control over my lineage is hereby nullified.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ فُكَّ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ عُقِدَتْ عَلَى نَسْلِي
O Allah! By Your strength and power, undo every knot tied in my lineage.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ يَا خَالِقَ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ ارْزُقْنِي ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
O Allah, Creator of every soul! Grant me a pure child and open the doors of Your mercy for me.
Recite: 7 times
Additional duas for gaining children and barakah (blessing)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ فِي رِزْقِ الْوَلَدِ عَنِّي مَانِعٌ مِنْ سِحْرٍ أَوْ حَسَدٍ فَأَبْطِلْهُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَافْتَحْ لِي مَا أَغْلَقَ الشَّيْطَانُ
O Allah, if there is any obstacle of magic or hasad (envy) on the path to having a child, nullify it by Your power, and open for me what Shaytan has closed.
Recite: 3 times
Additional duas for removing obstacles caused by magic or hasad (envy)
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, children are Your gift alone; no created being has the power to withhold it. If any magic, hasad or curse has become an obstacle on my path to having a child, erase it by Your power. Grant me and my spouse a child who will be a comfort to the eyes. And if Your decision is something different, make my heart content with it.
Where to massage the recited-over oil
Focus for Magic of Infertility: The lower abdomen, below the navel, and both sides of the waist
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.