What is the ruling on reciting Surat Maryam to facilitate childbirth?
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There is no evidence for the (prophetic tradition) of reciting Surat Maryam to facilitate childbirth. However, the entire Holy Quran is a healing and a mercy for the believers, as Allah Almighty says: "And We send down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy for the believers." It is mentioned that some surahs and verses have specific properties for healing. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that the first verses of Surat al-Inshiqaq facilitate childbirth if they are written and then dissolved in water for the pregnant woman to drink and sprinkle herself with.
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