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Is it permissible to recite Surat Al-Ikhlas 10,000 times with the intention of healing the sick, or is individual supplication all that is required?

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The Holy Quran is a healing for people, and some verses and surahs, such as Al-Fatiha, Al-Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas), Ayatul-Kursi, and Al-Ikhlas, offer protection and repel harm. There is no objection to reciting and repeating these surahs and verses as needed, without being restricted to a specific number that is not mentioned in Islamic law, while believing that healing is in Allah's hands.

It is recommended to add Ruqyah (exorcism/spiritual healing) with prophetic supplications such as: "O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind," and to say: "Place your hand on the part of your body that hurts and say 'Bismillah' (in the name of Allah) three times, and then say 'A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru' (I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil of what I find and what I fear) seven times."

The combination of relying on Allah, contemplating the meanings of the verses and supplications, and the righteousness of both the reciter (Raqi) and the recipient (Marqi) brings great benefit, by Allah's will. As for gathering to recite "Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad" (Say: He is Allah, the One) a specific number of times (100,000 times), this is an unlawful act, and one should suffice with what has been established in the Sunnah.

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