Is it possible for the soul to leave the body during Ruqyah Shariah, and what are the limits and legitimacy of using it to know the unseen and treat those afflicted by sorcery?
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The soul does not depart the body except by Allah's command, for it is from His command, and it only exits during sleep or death. The souls of the living and the dead meet in dreams and converse, but what some people do, such as "summoning spirits," is in reality summoning jinn for their own enjoyment, and this is Islamically forbidden and considered among the actions of sorcerers who use jinn. It should be known that for the sick cannot be performed remotely.
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