What is the evidence from the Sunnah regarding verses of healing (ayat ash-shifa) and sorcery (sihr), and what is the legal (shar'i) evidence for reciting over water and then bathing with it?
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The texts of the Qur’an and indicate that the Qur’an is a cure for all diseases, as Allah Almighty says: “O mankind, there has come to you an admonition from your Lord and a healing for what is in the breasts,” and His saying: “And We send down from the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy for the believers.” This is supported by the of Abu Sa’id al-Khudri concerning with al-Fatihah, and the hadith of Aisha regarding the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) request for the treatment of a sick person with the Book of Allah.
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