Nine Ways To Perform Ruqyah On

Yourself For Illness, Evil-Eye, Jinn

and Magic.
By Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid Alam (may Allah forgive him and his
parents)

All praise is due to Allāh, we praise Him, seek His aid

and His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allāh from the
evils of our souls and the evils of our actions.
Whomsoever Allāh guides there is none to misguide and
whomsoever Allāh misguides there is none to guide. I
bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except
Allāh, alone, without any partners and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. To proceed…

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ONE: By spitting into your cupped
hands and reciting
Ā'ishah () said:

ٍ‫أنﱠ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱠ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻛَﺎنَ إذَا أوَى إﻟَﻰ ﻓِﺮَاﺷِﻪِ ﻛُﻞﱠ ﻟَﻴْﻠَﺔ‬
ُ‫ﺟَﻤَﻊَ ﻛَﻔﱠﻴْﻪِ ﺛُﻢﱠ ﻧَﻔَﺚَ ﻓِﻴﻬِﻤَﺎ ﻓَﻘَﺮَأ ﻓِﻴﻬِﻤَﺎ ﻗُﻞْ ﻫُﻮَ اﻟﻠﱠﻪُ أﺣَﺪٌ وَ ﻗُﻞْ أﻋُﻮذ‬
َ‫ﺑِﺮَبِّ اﻟْﻔَﻠَﻖِ وَ ﻗُﻞْ أﻋُﻮذُ ﺑِﺮَبِّ اﻟﻨﱠﺎسِ ﺛُﻢﱠ ﻳَﻤْﺴَﺢُ ﺑِﻬِﻤَﺎ ﻣَﺎ اﺳْﺘَﻄَﺎع‬
ِ‫ﻣِﻦْ ﺟَﺴَﺪِهِ ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ ﺑِﻬِﻤَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ رَأﺳِﻪِ وَوَﺟْﻬِﻪِ وَﻣَﺎ أﻗْﺒَﻞَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺟَﺴَﺪِه‬
ٍ‫ﻳَﻔْﻌَﻞُ ذَﻟِﻚَ ﺛَﻼَثَ ﻣَﺮﱠات‬

"Whenever the Prophet () went to bed each

night, he used to cup his hands together, then blow
into them then recite into them Surah Al-Ikhlās,
Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nās, and then wipe his
hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to
wipe, starting with his head, face and the front of his
body. He used to do that three times." [1]

This spitting does not require the expelling of saliva from

the mouth except a very light amount (if at all) and can
be considered a blowing from the lips.

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TWO: Spitting or blowing on the
place where you feel the pain

A'ishah () stated that when any of the members of

the family of the Messenger of Allah () fell ill he
would blow over them and recite Surah Al-Falaq and
Surah An-Nās. "And when he suffered from the illness
of which he died I used to blow over him and wiped
his body with his hand for his hand had a greater
blessing of healing than my hand." [2] In a narration it is
stated, "When Allah's Prophet () fell ill, he
blew over his body by reciting Surah Al-Falaq and
Surah An-Nās and wiped himself with his hand." [3]

It is permitted to recite from any Sūrah of the Qur'an

because the whole of the Qur'an is a Ruqyah and a cure
as mentioned by Shaikh Ibn Bāz (), and all of it is a
cure. Allah () said,

ٌ‫ۗ ﻗُﻞْ ﻫُﻮَ ﻟِﻠﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ آﻣَﻨُﻮا ﻫُﺪًى وَﺷِﻔَﺎء‬ 

"Say, 'It is, for those who believe, a guidance and

cure.'" (Fussilat: 44) And He () said:

ُ‫وَﻧُﻨَﺰِّلُ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآنِ ﻣَﺎ ﻫُﻮَ ﺷِﻔَﺎءٌ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔٌ ﻟِّﻠْﻤُﻮٔﻣِﻨِﻴﻦَ ۙ وَﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺰِﻳﺪ‬

‫اﻟﻈﱠﺎﻟِﻤِﻴﻦَ إﻟﱠﺎ ﺧَﺴَﺎرًا‬

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"And We send down from the Quran that which is a
healing and a mercy to those who believe." (Al-Isrā:
82)

THREE: Recite Qur'an onto some

water and blow into it, then drink it
and bathe from it
A person can recite Quranic verses into some water.
Then the sick person drinks from it and then pours the
rest of it over himself whilst bathing, “Just as the
Prophet () did for Thābit Ibn Qais Ibn
Shammās ().”[4]

If one can recite into Zamzam water, then that is better

due to the saying of the Prophet (), “Indeed it is
a blessed water, and a food that feeds, and a cure for
illnesses.” [5] He () said,  “The water of
Zamzam is for whatever a person drinks it for.”[6] In a
narration he said, “If you drink it, you will be cured by
it, may Allah cure you.”[7] It is reported from the Prophet
() that,  “He would carry Zamzam water in
water  containers and he would pour it over the sick
and give it to them to drink.”[8] And he said, “The best
water on the face of the earth is Zamzam. It is a type
of food and a healing for sickness.”[9]

Al-Imām, Ibn Al-Qayyim () said, “Myself and others

have tried curing with Zamzam water for curious and
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unfamiliar illnesses. And with it, I cured numerous
illnesses, so I gave them relief with Allah's
permission.”[10] And there is no harm in entering the
bathroom after that if one needs to.[12]

FOUR: Lightly spit after reciting

over some olive oil, and rub or
massage with it
Recite the Qur'an into olive oil and blow into it. Then use
it to massage. Allah's Messenger () stated, “Eat
olives  and use the oil (to anoint) for indeed it is a
blessed tree.”[11] 

FIVE: Place the hand on the place

of pain and make a Du'ā

'Uthmān Ibn Abil-'Ās Ath-Thaqafi () complained to

Allah's Messenger () of a pain that he felt in his
body from the time he had become Muslim. Thereupon
Allah's Messenger () said: “Place your hand at
the place where you feel pain in your body and say:

َِّ‫ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اهلل‬

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Bismillāh (In the name of Allah) three times.

ُ‫أﻋُﻮذُ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠﱠﻪِ وَﻗُﺪْرَﺗِﻪِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ أﺟِﺪُ وَأﺣَﺎذِر‬

Then: A'oodhu billāhi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu

wa uhādhiru

(I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil
that I find and fear) seven times.”[13]

Anas Ibn Mālik () said that Allah's Messenger

() said, “When you suffer from some ailment,
place your hand at the place of the ailment, then say:

‫ﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ أﻋُﻮذُ ﺑِﻌِﺰﱠةِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ وَﻗُﺪْرَﺗِﻪِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ أﺟِﺪُ ﻣِﻦْ وَﺟَﻌِﻲ ﻫَﺬَا‬

Bismillāh, a'oodhu bi-‘izzat illāhi wa qudratihi min

sharri mā ajidu min waja'ee hādhā.

(In the Name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah’s might and

power from the evil of this pain I feel).

Then lift your hand and repeat that an odd number of

times.”[14]

The Prophet () also said, “Place your right

hand on the place you feel the pain and wipe it seven
times saying:

ُ‫أﻋُﻮذُ ﺑِﻌِﺰﱠةِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ وَﻗُﺪْرَﺗِﻪِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻣَﺎ أﺟِﺪ‬

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A'oodhu bi-'izzatillāhi wa qudratihi min sharri mā
ajidu — with every wipe.”[15]

'A'ishah () stated: “When any person amongst us

fell ill, Allah's Messenger () used to wipe him
with his right hand and then say:

‫أذْﻫِﺐِ اﻟْﺒَﺎْسَ رَبﱠ اﻟﻨﱠﺎسِ وَاﺷْﻒِ أﻧْﺖَ اﻟﺸﱠﺎﻓِﻲ ﻻَ ﺷِﻔَﺎءَ إﻻﱠ‬

‫ﺷِﻔَﺎؤكَ ﺷِﻔَﺎءً ﻻَ ﻳُﻐَﺎدِرُ ﺳَﻘَﻤًﺎ‬

Adh-hibil-ba’s Rabban-Nās, ashfi antash-Shāfee, lā

Shifā’a illa shifā’uka, shifā’an lā yughādiru saqama.

(Remove the harm, O Lord of the people! Heal, for You

are The Healer. There is no healing that avails except your
healing. A healing that leaves behind no ailment).”[16]

SIX: Supplicating whilst performing

Ruqyah on yourself
A person recites the following while performing Ruqyah
on himself (or herself):

ٍ‫ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ أرْﻗِﻲ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺷَﻰْءٍ ﻳُﻮٔذِﻳِﻨِﻲ وَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻧَﻔْﺲ‬
‫أوْ ﻋَﻴْﻦِ ﺣَﺎﺳِﺪٍ اﻟﻠﱠﻪُ ﻳَﺸْﻔِﻴﻨِﻲ‬

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Bismillāhi Arqee nafsee  min kulli shay'in yu'dheenee
wa min sharri kulli  nafsin aw 'aynin hāsidin Allāhu
yashfeenee.

(In the name of Allah I perform Ruqyah upon myself from

everything that harms me and from the evil of every soul,
or from every envious eye, may Allah cure me).[17]

‫أﺳْﺎٔلُ اﻟﻠﱠﻪَ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴﻢَ رَبﱠ اﻟْﻌَﺮْشِ اﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴﻢِ أنْ ﻳَﺸْﻔِﻴَﻨِﻲ‬

As’alullāhal-‘Adheem Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Adheem an
yashfiyanee.

(I ask Allaah, the Magnificent, Lord of the magnificent

Throne to cure me).[18]

‫اﻟﻠﱠﻬُﻢﱠ رَبﱠ اﻟﻨﱠﺎسِ ﻣُﺬْﻫِﺐَ اﻟْﺒَﺎْسِ اﺷْﻒِ أﻧْﺖَ اﻟﺸﱠﺎﻓِﻲ ﻻَ ﺷَﺎﻓِﻲَ إﻻﱠ‬
‫ ﺷِﻔَﺎءً ﻻَ ﻳُﻐَﺎدِرُ ﺳَﻘَﻤًﺎ‬،َ‫أﻧْﺖ‬

(O Allah! The Lord of the people, the Remover of trouble.

Cure me! You are the One who cures. None brings about
healing but You. A healing that will leave behind no
ailment).[19]

SEVEN: Mixing some earth with

saliva
A person puts some of his saliva on his finger, then puts
his finger into some earth (soil, sand, etc) then wipes the

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sick person with it during Ruqyah. Ā'ishah () said
that Allah's Messenger () used to read in his
Ruqyah:

ِ‫ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬

‫ ﺑِﺎٕذْنِ رَﺑِّﻨَﺎ‬،‫ ﻳُﺸْﻔَﻰ ﺳَﻘِﻴﻤُﻨَﺎ‬،‫ وَرِﻳﻘَﺔُ ﺑَﻌْﻀِﻨَﺎ‬،‫ﺗُﺮْﺑَﺔُ أرْﺿِﻨَﺎ‬

“In the Name of Allah. The earth of our land and the
saliva of some of us cures our sick ones by the
permission of our Lord.”[20]

She also reported (), “When a person suffered

some ailment or disease or he  had an injury, the
Messenger would place his index finger on the
ground (soil of the earth), then lift it and say:

ِ‫ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬

‫ ﺑِﺎٕذْنِ رَﺑِّﻨَﺎ‬،‫ ﻳُﺸْﻔَﻰ ﺳَﻘِﻴﻤُﻨَﺎ‬،‫ وَرِﻳﻘَﺔُ ﺑَﻌْﻀِﻨَﺎ‬،‫ﺗُﺮْﺑَﺔُ أرْﺿِﻨَﺎ‬

“In the Name of Allah. The earth of our land and the
saliva of some of us cure our sick ones by the
permission of our Lord.”[21]

An-Nawawi () said, “The meaning of the narration is

that he would use his own saliva and place it on his
forefinger, then put his finger on the soil of the earth, and
some of that would attach itself to his finger. Then he
would wipe that in the location of the pain or injury, and
he would utter those words in the narration as he was
wiping. And Allah knows best.”[22]

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EIGHT: It is permissible to blow
when performing Ruqyah before
reciting, whilst reciting or after
reciting
1. Blowing (lightly spitting) before reciting: A'ishah
() said, “Whenever the Prophet would go to bed
each night, he would cup both his hands together,
then blow onto them and recite into them…”[23]

2.  Blowing (lightly spitting) whilst reciting:  “Whenever

the Prophet () would go to bed each night, he
would cup both his hands together, then blow into
them with Al-Ikhlās, Al-Falaq and an-Nās…”[24] Ibn
Hajr () stated, “Meaning, he would recite these
verses and blow whilst reciting (into his hands).”[25]

3. Spitting lightly after reciting: There is the story of the

'Alqamah when he passed by a people who had a man
fettered because he was overcome by madness. The
people said to 'Alqamah, “Have you something with
which you can cure him?” So he recited Sūrah Al-
Fatihah and he was cured. In a narration, “He recited
Surah Al-Fātihah over him for three days, morning
and evening. Whenever he finished it, he collected
some of his saliva and spat it out, and he seemed as
if he were set free from a bond. They gave him one
hundred sheep as payment.”[26]

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NINE: Ruqyah can be performed
without spitting
It is established that the Messenger () would
visit a person, and supplicate for them and not blow on
them.  'A'ishah () stated: “When any person
amongst us fell ill, Allah's Messenger ()
would recite:

‫أذْﻫِﺐِ اﻟْﺒَﺎْسَ رَبﱠ اﻟﻨﱠﺎسِ وَاﺷْﻒِ أﻧْﺖَ اﻟﺸﱠﺎﻓِﻲ ﻻَ ﺷِﻔَﺎءَ إﻻﱠ‬

‫ﺷِﻔَﺎؤكَ ﺷِﻔَﺎءً ﻻَ ﻳُﻐَﺎدِرُ ﺳَﻘَﻤًﺎ‬

Adh-hibil-ba’s Rabban-Nās, ashfi antash-Shāfee, lā

Shifā’a illa shifā’uka, shifā’an lā yughādiru saqama.

(Remove the harm, O Lord of the people! Heal, for You

are The Healer. There is no healing that avails except your
healing. A healing that leaves behind no ailment).”[27]

Also, Abu Sa'īd reported that the angel Jibreel came to

Allah's Messenger () and said, “Muhammad,
have you fallen ill?” The Prophet said: “Yes.” So Jibreel
said:

ِ‫ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ أرْﻗِﻴﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺷَﻰْءٍ ﻳُﻮٔذِﻳﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮِّ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻧَﻔْﺲٍ أوْ ﻋَﻴْﻦ‬
َ‫ اﻟﻠﱠﻪُ ﻳَﺸْﻔِﻴﻚَ ﺑِﺎﺳْﻢِ اﻟﻠﱠﻪِ أرْﻗِﻴﻚ‬،ٍ‫ﺣَﺎﺳِﺪ‬

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“In the name of Allah I perform Ruqyah upon you
(seeking Allah's cure) from everything that harms you
and from the evil of every soul, or from every envious
eye, may Allah cure you. In the name of Allah I
perform Ruqyah upon you.”[28]

So both of these narrations prove that it is not always

necessary to blow or spit whilst performing Ruqyah.

We ask Allah to grant us success to worship Him, and

obey Him as He deserves – we ask Him to forgive us and
show us His mercy, and to cure us for He is the Healer.
And enter us in to the eternal Gardens of Paradise and
protect us from His punishment.

And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. And
may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the
Messenger, his family, his Companions and followers.

Endnotes and references:

Numerous benefits were taken from the book,  Kayfa Tarqi
Nafsak (Dar al-Qabs Publishing, Riyadh, 1434AH)

[1] Bukhāri, 5017.

[2] Muslim, 2192.

[3] Ibid.

[4] Abu Dawood, 3885 and declared hasan (good) by Shaikh Ibn Bāz
in Majmū' Fatawa, 9/408, 409.

[5] Muslim, 2473. Saheeh At-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb of Al-Albāni,

1161.

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[6] Ibn Mājah, 3062.

[7] Authenticated by Al-Hākim, 1/473.

[8] As-Saheehah, 883.

[9] Saheeh Al-Jāmi', 3302.

[10] Zād Al-Ma'ād, 4/178, 393.

[11] At-Tirmidhi, 1851, declared saheeh by Al-Albāni.

[12] Fatāwa Al-Lajnah Ad-Dā'imah, 1/103.

[13] Muslim 2202.

[14] At-Tirmidhi, 3588. As-Saheehah, 1258.

[15] As-Saheehah, 1415, Saheeh Al-Jāmi', 3894.

[16] Muslim, 2191.

[17] See Muslim, 2186, where Jibreel performed Ruqyah on the

Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬.

The pronoun can be changed to reflect who the Ruqyah is being

performed upon. For ruqyah upon "me" then the narrations in the
text above would be recited.

Ruqyah upon "you (male)" it would be said: Bismillāhi Arqeeka min

kulli shay'in yu'dheeka wa min sharri kulli  nafsin aw 'aynin
hāsidin Allāhu yashfeeka.

Ruqyah upon "you (female)" it would be said:  Bismillāhi Arqeeki

min kulli shay'in yu'dheeki wa min sharri kulli  nafsin aw 'aynin
hāsidin Allāhu yashfeeki.

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Ruqyah upon "you all (a group)" it would be said:  Bismillāhi
Arqeekum min kulli shay'in yu'dheekum wa min sharri
kulli nafsin aw 'aynin hāsidin Allāhu yashfeekaum.

[18]  Allaah’s Messenger (salallaahu alaihi wassallam) stated:

“Whoever visits a sick person whose time of death has not yet come
and says in his presence seven times: «As’alullaahal-‘Azeem
Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Azeem an yashfiyak»

(I ask Allaah, the Magnificent, Lord of the magnificent Throne to cure

you) except that Allah relieves him of that illness.” (Abu Dawood, no.
3106).

[19] Bukhari, 5742.

[20] Bukhari, 5746.

[21] Muslim, 2194.

[22] Sharh An-Nawawi, 14/183-184.

[23] Bukhari, 5017.

[24] Bukhari, 5748.

[25] Fathul-Bāri, 10/210.

[26] Abu Dawood, 3896, 3897. Saheeh.

[27] Muslim, 2191.

[28] Muslim, 2186.

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