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Can Surat Al-Baqarah be recited for a bewitched person who is far away with the intention of nullifying the magic?

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Reciting the Quran is good and a healing, especially Al-Baqarah, about which it was stated that "taking it is a blessing and leaving it is a regret." If the recitation is intended for (exorcism/healing through recitation), then the original principle is that it should be direct, with blowing upon the patient, and there is no evidence for the validity of ruqyah from a distance. However, if the recitation is intended as a means of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through an intermediary), then there is no harm in that. This is a permissible form of tawassul through good deeds, as it is legislated to recite the Quran and ask Allah for needs through it. If you are unable to be directly with the patient, you can supplicate for them and seek tawassul through Quran recitation, for du'a (supplication) benefits those near and far, and the supplication of a Muslim for his brother in their absence is answered.

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