What is the required course of action when a wife sees strangers in her sleep who mockingly smile at her when she recites adhkar (remembrances) and Ayatul-Kursi (the Verse of the Throne), in addition to observing abnormal changes in her behavior and health, her feeling of fatigue, exhaustion, and distress, her inability to complete reading Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), the recurrence of false pregnancy symptoms, and her unintentionally harsh responses?
What is happening to your wife does not necessarily have to be due to sorcery; it could be a psychological reason. If that is not clear, then it might be an unusual matter of sorcery, possession, or evil eye, in which case you should resort to ruqya al-shariyya (Islamic exorcism). It is best for her to perform ruqya on herself, but if that is difficult, then there is no harm in someone else performing it for her, provided you are careful in choosing the ruqi (exorcist) and avoid charlatans and imposters. We advise patience with her, assisting her in treatment, supplicating for her, and warning against accusing anyone of sorcery without clear evidence.
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