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What is the ruling on Quranic incantations that are placed in water and drunk for protection against the evil eye and sorcery?

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There is no harm in reciting Qur'an over water for drinking or for bathing with it, for that is one of the permissible and beneficial methods of ruqyah. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that he experienced this and found it to be of great benefit.

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