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Does a wife who experiences fear and dread upon hearing the Adhan or the Quran, stops praying and reciting the Quran for long periods, and cries and suffers from depression when pressured to pray, need treatment with the Quran or Ruqyah Sharia?

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What has afflicted the woman may be a psychological illness, or magic, or jinn possession, or evil eye, and treatment should be sought.

The most important treatment is to adhere to Allah's commands, especially prayer, for it brings good and repels evil. Prayer does not fall as long as sanity is present.

It is recommended to visit a trustworthy psychiatrist, or someone who treats with ruqyah shar’iyyah (Islamic incantations).

One should frequently recite the Quran (Al-Mu'awwidhat, Ayah al-Kursi, Al-Fatihah, Al-Baqarah, Al-Imran), and one can seek help from others or use a recording device.

Maintaining the morning, evening, and pre-sleep remembrances (adhkar) is essential to protect the Muslim from Satan.

If the woman adheres to Allah's commands, the remembrances, frequent remembrance (dhikr) and recitation of the Quran, and supplication, Allah will not disappoint her hope.

The reason might be some sins, so repentance and seeking forgiveness are necessary. One can seek help from Muslim sisters to pray in the mosque.

One must be wary of magicians and charlatans. Ruqyah shar’iyyah can be performed.

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