Is it sufficient to rely on modern medicine and treat diseases with material remedies, or should one use Ruqyah, and which of the two is more beneficial?
Psychological ailments such as sadness and worry affect the body more than physical illnesses, and their treatment with Ruqya (exorcism/ incantation) is more effective than physical medicines. Among these legitimate supplications are the Du'a for worry and sadness: "O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your male servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your judgment upon me is effective. Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or taught to anyone of Your creation, or revealed in Your Book, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Great Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness, and the dispeller of my worry and grief," and saying, "There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers."
The effect of legitimate treatment has weakened due to the weakness of faith, whereas strong faith made Ruqya effective and swift, like the story of Ruqya with Surat Al-Fatiha for the stung person. There is no contradiction between permissible physical medicines and faith-based medicines; they can be combined.
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