Is the ruqyah mentioned in the article, which includes incomprehensible words such as: "Kazim Kazim Zain Adam Faniza Ila Maznin Yashamir Yashamir Ahuda Ahuda Hiya wa Lamza," sound and Islamically acceptable?
This text is taken from the book "Ghida' al-Albāb fī Sharḥ Manẓūmat al-Ādāb" by Al-Saffarīnī, which in turn is quoted from the book "Ḥayāt al-Ḥayawān al-Kubrā" by Al-Damīrī. It includes a ruqyah (incantation/exorcism) for scorpions attributed to Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ, which involves naming by other than the name of Allah (in the name of Jibreel and Mika'eel) and incomprehensible non-Arabic words. This ruqyah is worthy of denunciation; for naming should only be in the name of Allah, and a legitimate ruqyah should be with the Book of Allah or His remembrance. It is forbidden if it is not in Arabic or if it contains words whose meaning is unknown, due to the possibility of shirk (polytheism) therein, as Al-Damīrī explained, citing prophetic hadiths that permit ruqyah as long as it does not contain shirk. Therefore, this ruqyah is forbidden due to its non-Arabic nature and the potential presence of polytheistic words within it.
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