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Is ruqyah (reciting for healing) permissible?

148 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 7 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, Ask Imaam, Ibn Masood, Jamiat KZN, Azaadville, Camperdown and others). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“One should avoid blowing on food and drinks. It is against the etiquette of eating and drinking to do. It would be better and closer to proper manners, to wait for one’s food or drink to cool down before eating/drinking.”

Jamiat KZN — Blowing on hot food and drinks to cool it down · 23 Oct 2024

“May Allāh Ta’āla grant you complete shifa from your condition and grant you a healthy life. It would be best for you to consult a physician and undergo medical treatment for premature ejaculation. You may drink Zam Zam water with the intention of getting cured.”

Ask Imaam — I am married and I’m suffering from this disorder, Can i use ZamZam to try & cure myself? · 24 Jan 2020

“Ruqyah is when a person reads a Quran Ayat or a Masnoon Dua and then blow it with a little bit of saliva on the afflicted person with the intention of Shifa (cure).Ruqya may also refer to Ta’weez (to write the Ayat or Dua and hang it around the affected person’s neck), especially for a person who cannot read Arabic.”

Azaadville — Aamil and Ruqyah · 7 Apr 2021

“Seeking cure through the verses of the Quraan Majeed is permissible on condition that nothing impermissible is joined to it. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Hold on to the two means of cure, Honey and the Quraan" (i.e. in regard to seeking shifa and remedy for spiritual and physical ailments).”

Mufti Online — Seeking cure through the verses of the Quraan Majeed · 16 Aug 2025

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

Read the fatawa

  1. Emotional Healing TherapiesAzaadville · 10 Aug 2026
  2. Seeking cure through the verses of the Quraan MajeedMufti Online · 16 Aug 2025
  3. Ruling of blowing on the foodCamperdown · 19 Nov 2024
  4. Blowing on hot food and drinks to cool it downJamiat KZN · 23 Oct 2024
  5. Cure for NazrMUBZ · 17 Sep 2024
  6. Reading Qur’ānic ‘āyāt and blowing on a non-muslim sick personAsk Imaam · 17 May 2024
  7. Metaphysical healingIbn Masood · 18 Oct 2023
  8. Aamil and RuqyahAzaadville · 7 Apr 2021
  9. Aafiyah Healing, Bodytalk & ReikiMufti Online · 24 Dec 2024
  10. Cure for masturbation?Jamiat KZN · 1 Mar 2018
  11. Bathing with Ruqya water & reciting Dua's during menstruation, is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 27 Nov 2021
  12. Verses for ShifaIbn Masood · 21 Sep 2023
  13. Emotional Healing TherapyAzaadville · 6 Jul 2022
  14. Masnoon duas at the time of tahajjud for shifaaMufti Online · 14 Oct 2023
  15. I am married and I’m suffering from this disorder, Can i use ZamZam to try & cure myself?Ask Imaam · 24 Jan 2020

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