بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Ruqyah Protocol
Magic and Knots on the Feet
Ruqyah to Remove Magic, Knots and Blockages Placed on the Feet
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Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit
Al Quranic Ruqyah Healing Center
Introduction — who this protocol is for
Magic or a knot (binding) on the feet refers to a sihr (magic) that binds the feet and creates an obstacle to walking, moving about, or advancing forward — it gives a heavy, stiff feeling, as if the feet were caught in an invisible chain. This protocol is arranged to be recited in sequence, mainly to remove magic, knots, blocks and the heavy feeling in the feet.
Signs for which this protocol may help
- An unusually heavy or tight feeling in the feet without any specific cause
- A feeling while walking that the feet are tied with something
- Pain, stiffness or burning in the ankles (joints) of the feet
- Constant discomfort in the feet even though medical tests find no cause
- If there are specific signs that magic or a knot has been tied on your feet
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 to make the feet steady and firm
Recite slowly in a loud voice, and do not stop, especially if you feel a sensation or trembling in the feet.
إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ النُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً مِّنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِۦ وَيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمْ رِجْزَ الشَّيْطٰنِ وَلِيَرْبِطَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتَ بِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ ۱۱
[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
Recite: 30 times
Intention: With the intention of removing the whispers of Shaytan and making the feet steady and firm
Verses to undo the binding of magic and knots
Recite repeatedly, keeping special focus on the feet.
ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ ۖ هٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ ۴۲
[So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: With the intention of undoing the knots/magic tied on the feet (the verse of healing of the Prophet Ayyub, peace be upon him)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا ۱
Indeed, We have given you, [O Muḥammad], a clear conquest
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: With the intention of undoing all the bindings of magic placed on the feet
Verses to cut the source of magic and tear apart the binding
Hold the intention that the root source of the magic is being cut and the binding is being torn apart.
فَقُطِعَ دَابِرُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ۚ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِينَ ۴۵
So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: With the intention of cutting off the root source of the magic on the feet
إِذِ الْأَغْلٰلُ فِى أَعْنٰقِهِمْ وَالسَّلٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ ۷۱
When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged
Recite: 30 times
Intention: With the intention of pulling and tearing apart the chains of magic tied on the feet
Verses to purify and soften the feet
Recite slowly, keeping your focus on the whole of the feet.
وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجٰهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ الزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا ۳۳
And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakāh and obey Allāh and His Messenger. Allāh intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: With the intention of completely purifying the feet from the impurity of magic
۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَالطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ ۱۰
And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: With the intention of softening the hard knots and blocks in the feet
Verses of reliance on Allah's all-knowing nature
Recite with a calm heart, relying on Allah.
۞ وَلَهُۥ مَا سَكَنَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ۱۳
And to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Recite: Repeatedly
Intention: Recitation with the reliance that everything of the night and the day is under Allah's control
Special duas — Magic and Knots on the Feet
These duas are arranged specifically for this problem. Recite them after you finish the verses.
اللَّهُمَّ احْرِقْ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ عَلَى قَدَمِي
O Allah! Burn away every knot of magic on my feet.
Recite: 7 times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يُبْطَلُ كُلُّ تَسَلُّطٍ عَلَى قَدَمِي
In the name of Allah — all control over my feet is hereby nullified.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ فُكَّ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ عُقِدَتْ عَلَى قَدَمِي
O Allah! By Your strength and power, undo every knot tied on my feet.
Recite: 7 times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَبِكَلِمَاتِهِ تُفَكُّ كُلُّ عُقْدَةٍ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ
In the name of Allah and by the barakah (blessing) of His words, may all the knots (magic) on the feet be undone.
Recite: Countless times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تُفْتَحُ كُلُّ الْأَقْفَالِ الَّتِي عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ
In the name of Allah, may all the locks on the feet be opened.
Recite: Repeatedly
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يُمْحَىٰ مَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ مِنَ السَّحَرَةِ وَالشَّيَاطِينِ
In the name of Allah, may whatever the magicians and the devils have written upon the feet be erased.
Recite: Repeatedly
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تُمْحَىٰ كَلِمَاتُ تَعْطِيلٍ كُتِبَتْ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ
In the name of Allah, may all the words of obstruction written upon the feet be erased.
Recite: Repeatedly
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يَخْرُجُ كُلُّ أَذًى، كُلُّ سِحْرٍ، كُلُّ عَيْنٍ، كُلُّ حَسَدٍ مِنَ الْأَقْدَامِ
In the name of Allah, may all suffering, all magic, all evil eye and all hasad (envy) leave the feet.
Recite: Repeatedly
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تُطَهَّرُ الْأَقْدَامُ
In the name of Allah, may the feet be purified.
Recite: Repeatedly
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, destroy the magic and sorcery done on my feet, the knots, the blocks, and all evil eye, hasad, sihr and influence of jinn connected with the heavy feeling in my feet. Make my feet healthy, light and free as they were before.
Where to massage the recited-over oil
Focus for Magic and Knots on the Feet: The soles of the feet, the heels, and any places where you feel pain, burning, or discomfort
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.