Is it permissible for one person to recite (Quranic verses or supplications) over another with the intention of healing from a distance, given that their places of residence are different?
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A sister's supplication for you in your absence is permissible and answered, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The supplication of a Muslim for his Muslim brother in his absence is answered. There is an angel appointed at his head; every time he supplicates for his brother with good, the appointed angel says: Amen, and to you the same." As for , it must be performed directly.
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