Are the screaming and symptoms that appeared on my daughter after drinking the Ruqyah water evidence that I was afflicted by sorcery?
The questioner is congratulated for seeking refuge in Allah through ablution and ruqyah (Islamic exorcism) when in doubt about sorcery. Ruqyah is permissible whether a person is afflicted or not, and one must be cautious about accusing people of sorcery without proof, because sorcery is considered disbelief by many scholars, and accusing someone of disbelief is very serious.
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