Does a person's ruqyah of himself prevent him from entering Paradise without reckoning or punishment?
A Muslim's self- is a permissible act that does not contradict reliance on God () and does not prevent entry into Paradise without reckoning. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform ruqyah on himself and others, and this ruqyah did not negate tawakkul; rather, it is among the permissible means. As for the "they do not seek ruqyah," it describes those who enter Paradise without reckoning, meaning they do not ask others to perform ruqyah on them, and this contradicts the perfection of tawakkul. The narration "they do not perform ruqyah" was deemed weak by Ibn Taymiyyah due to its contradiction with the Prophet's actions, peace and blessings be upon him. Those who authenticated it interpreted it as referring to forbidden forms of ruqyah. What the questioner did by reading ruqyah three or four times with the intention of ruqyah is considered self-ruqyah.
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