Is the treatment of sorcery limited to what is mentioned in the Sharia, or is it permissible to try matters not mentioned therein, and is its origin like the treatment of ordinary diseases, or does it differ from them?
Treating sorcery is permissible with what has proven beneficial, provided it does not involve polytheism (shirk) or charlatanry, based on the hadith: "Present to me your ruqyah; there is no harm in ruqyah as long as it does not contain shirk." Among the tested methods of treatment is using seven green Sidr leaves, grinding them, then mixing them with water, and reciting Ayat al-Kursy and the Mu'awwidhatayn over them. Then, one drinks from it and bathes with the remainder. However, it is best to start with the Quran, as the Mu'awwidhatayn are the most beneficial cure for sorcery.
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