What should a young man do if he feels a heaviness in his body, yet suffers from no organic or psychological illness, after his brother's wife told him, based on the words of a sorceress, that he is bewitched, and he knows that going to sorceresses involves polytheism? And is his going to a ruqyah practitioner considered an affirmation of the sorceress's words? And will he be rewarded for this affliction?
There is no blame upon you in performing Ruqyah on yourself or seeking Ruqyah from a trustworthy raqi (reciter of Ruqyah), for Ruqyah is permissible if it fulfills the Sharia-compliant conditions. Your request for Ruqyah is due to the illness you feel, not as a confirmation of the sorceress's words. Legal Ruqyah is prescribed for both the afflicted and the un-afflicted, because it is a supplication that benefits against what has befallen and what has not yet befallen. The Muslim's patience with what afflicts him, whether magic or otherwise, earns him reward and expiates his sins. Strive to perform Ruqyah on yourself so that Allah may lift what you are experiencing.
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