بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Ruqyah Protocol
Complex and Long-Lasting Illness
Ruqyah with the Verses of Ihya for the Critically Ill, Those in a Coma, and Those with Complex, Long-Lasting Illness
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Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit
Al Quranic Ruqyah Healing Center
Introduction — who this protocol is for
By the verses of Ihya is meant those verses of the Qur'an in which Allah the Most High repeatedly reminds us of His power to give life to the dead and to cause the living to die. For a critically ill patient — such as one in a deep coma, with brain death, with a complex and long-lasting illness like cancer, afflicted by magic done with intent to kill, or who has lost consciousness or the strength to move under the influence of a disobedient jinn — reciting these verses continuously is extremely beneficial. If the patient is well enough, they should recite them themselves. If they are unconscious or bedridden, a family member should recite while sitting beside them, or prepare recited-over water and oil with the patient's intention in mind. This is not a substitute for treatment; it must be done as a continuous amal alongside continuing medical treatment.
Signs for which this protocol may help
- The patient has been in a coma or unconscious for a long time and is not regaining consciousness
- The patient has been suffering for a long time from a complex illness such as brain death or cancer, and is not responding to treatment as hoped
- On suspicion of sudden magic or poisoning, the patient has lost the strength to move and has lost consciousness
- Under the influence of a disobedient jinn, limbs have contracted, hair has fallen out, or a mental impairment has appeared
- The patient is unable to perform ruqyah for themselves, and a family member beside them wishes to recite for them
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 of Ihya — The Life-Giving Verses
Sit beside the patient, or make the intention for them, and recite these verses continuously. If the patient is unconscious or bedridden, prepare recited-over water and olive oil and wipe or massage it onto their body. Each day, finish the list once over 15-30 minutes, and if needed, keep reciting again from the beginning.
كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوٰتًا فَأَحْيٰكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۲۸
How can you disbelieve in Allāh when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering that Allah alone is the Owner of both death and life
فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ يُحْىِ اللَّهُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ۷۳
So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it." Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering the proof of the dead being brought back to life by Allah's power
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوٰتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ ۱۵۴
And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Building firm belief in true life after death
۞ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيٰرِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيٰهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۲۴۳
Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allāh said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering Allah's power to bring thousands of people, fearful of death, back to life all at once
أَوْ كَالَّذِى مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْىِۦ هٰذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۖ فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ ۖ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۖ قَالَ بَل لَّبِثْتَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ فَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ وَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ ءَايَةً لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ وَانظُرْ إِلَى الْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًا ۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۲۵۹
Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allāh bring this to life after its death?" So Allāh caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allāh is over all things competent."
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Strengthening belief in Allah's power to give life, even after hundreds of years
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرٰهِۦمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِى كَيْفَ تُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِى ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنَ الطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا ۚ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ۲۶۰
And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allāh] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allāh] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Seeing an example of Allah's giving of life, to bring peace to the heart (the dua of Ibrahim)
أَوَمَن كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنٰهُ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ نُورًا يَمْشِى بِهِۦ فِى النَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُۥ فِى الظُّلُمٰتِ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ مِّنْهَا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْكٰفِرِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ۱۲۲
And is one who was dead and We gave him life and made for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness, never to emerge therefrom? Thus it has been made pleasing to the disbelievers that which they were doing.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: A dua for returning from the darkness of unconsciousness to the light of awareness
وَسَلٰمٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا ۱۵
And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Asking for Allah's protection in all three states: birth, death, and resurrection
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنٰهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۳۰
Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering Allah's power to bring life through water (helpful with the intention of recited-over water)
ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّهُۥ يُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَأَنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۶
That is because Allāh is the True Reality and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things competent
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Bringing firm faith in Allah's absolute power
وَهُوَ الَّذِى أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ الْإِنسٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ ۶۶
And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Expressing gratitude by remembering the continuity of life, death, and renewed life
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Surah Ash-Shu'araa 26:81
وَالَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ ۸۱
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Asking for life while placing one's personal reliance on Allah
يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَيُحْىِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ۱۹
He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: A plea to return to life from a near-death state
اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَفْعَلُ مِن ذٰلِكُم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۚ سُبْحٰنَهُۥ وَتَعٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ۴۰
Allāh is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering that no one other than Allah has the power to cure illness
فَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ ءَاثٰرِ رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذٰلِكَ لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۵۰
So observe the effects of the mercy of Allāh - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Recitation as an analogy for vitality returning to the patient's body
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَءَاثٰرَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنٰهُ فِى إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ ۱۲
Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Increasing patience by remembering that every good deed of the patient is preserved
وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ۳۳
And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Recitation as a dua for new strength to flow into a near-lifeless body
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ الْعِظٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ ۷۸ قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا الَّذِى أَنشَأَهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ ۷۹
And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?" Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Firm belief in Allah's power even for a recovery that seems "impossible"
هُوَ الَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ۶۸
He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Relying on Allah's power of "Kun fayakun"
وَمِنْ ءَايٰتِهِۦ أَنَّكَ تَرَى الْأَرْضَ خٰشِعَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِى أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۳۹
And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Recitation as a dua for vitality to return to numb or lifeless limbs
أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِۦ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۹
Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides Him? But Allāh - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Relying on Allah alone as the only Helper and Protector
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Surah Al-Jaathiya 45:26
قُلِ اللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۲۶
Say, "Allāh causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know."
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Remembering Allah's absolute authority over the cycle of life in this world and the Hereafter
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْىَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْۦِىَ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۳۳
Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Establishing firm belief in Allah's infinite power
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا الْمَصِيرُ ۴۳
Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Entrusting the patient's fate completely into Allah's hands
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا ۴۴
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Recitation as a short and firm declaration of faith
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Surah Al-Qiyaama 75:40
أَلَيْسَ ذٰلِكَ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْۦِىَ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۴۰
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Recite: 1 time
Intention: Removing doubt and asking Allah for life with firm conviction
Special duas — Complex and Long-Lasting Illness
These duas are arranged specifically for this problem. Recite them after you finish the verses.
اللَّهُمَّ احْرِقْ كُلَّ سِحْرٍ قَاتِلٍ عَلَى جَسَدِي
O Allah! Burn away all the deadly magic in my body.
Recite: 7 times
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ يُبْطَلُ كُلُّ تَسَلُّطٍ عَلَى جَسَدِي
In the name of Allah — all control over my body is hereby nullified.
Recite: 7 times
اللَّهُمَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ فُكَّ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ عُقِدَتْ عَلَى جَسَدِي
O Allah! By Your strength and power, untie every knot that has been tied in my body.
Recite: 7 times
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, You who give life to the dead and death to the living — have mercy on this patient of Yours, and restore his consciousness, strength and health. And if his appointed time has come to an end, then grant him an easy and good death.
Where to massage the recited-over oil
Focus for Complex and Long-Lasting Illness: The whole body, especially the areas of pain/burning, the limbs that have become numb, and the places where hair has fallen out, and the scalp
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.