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What Ruqyah is, how to protect yourself every day, and how to do Ruqyah for yourself and your family. Free, simple, and with every reference shown.

The basics

What is Ruqyah?

Ruqyah means reciting the Qur’an and authentic duas over someone who is unwell, asking Allah alone for healing. The Prophet ﷺ did it, his companions did it, and anyone can do it, as long as it contains nothing of shirk.

“There is no harm in Ruqyah as long as it does not involve shirk.”

The Prophet ﷺ · Sahih Muslim 2200

“The effect of the evil eye is real.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 5740

“There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 5678

That is why we always say: do Ruqyah and see a doctor. Both are ways of seeking the cure that Allah has sent down.

Every day

Your daily protection

Six short practices from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Together they take about ten minutes a day.

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Before sleep

Ayat al-Kursi

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ …

Whoever recites it when going to bed has a guard from Allah, and Shaytan will not come near him until morning.

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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Qur’an 2:255 · Sahih al-Bukhari 2311
MorningEvening3 times each

The three Quls

Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas. The Prophet ﷺ said reciting them three times morning and evening “will suffice you against everything.”

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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿1﴾ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿2﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿3﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿4﴾

Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One, Allāh, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿1﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿2﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿3﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿4﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿5﴾

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿1﴾ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿2﴾ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿3﴾ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿4﴾ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿5﴾ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿6﴾

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind".

Qur’an 112–114 · Sunan Abi Dawud 5082 (hasan) · Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575
MorningEvening3 times each

In the name of Allah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillāhil-ladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa-smihī shay’un fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samā’, wa huwas-samīʿul-ʿalīm.

“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” Whoever says it three times will not be struck by sudden calamity until the next morning or evening.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5088 (sahih) · Jami at-Tirmidhi 3388
When you arrive anywhere

Seeking refuge in Allah’s words

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A‘ūdhu bi-kalimātil-lāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.

“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.” Nothing will harm you at that place until you leave it.

Sahih Muslim 2708
At night

Last two verses of Al-Baqarah

“Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will be sufficient for him.”

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ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿285﴾ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿286﴾

The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination." Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."

Qur’an 2:285–286 · Sahih al-Bukhari 5009 · Sahih Muslim 807
In your home

Recite Surah Al-Baqarah at home

“Do not make your houses like graveyards. Shaytan runs away from the house in which Surah Al-Baqarah is recited.” Play or recite it regularly at home.

Sahih Muslim 780
Do it yourself

Self-Ruqyah, step by step

You do not need a “special” person to do Ruqyah. The Prophet ﷺ did Ruqyah for himself, and his family did it for him.

  1. Prepare your heart

    Make wudu if you can. Remember that the cure is from Allah alone, and ask Him with certainty.

  2. Recite

    Recite Surah Al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi and the three Quls. A companion cured a man by reciting Al-Fatihah over him, and the Prophet ﷺ approved it.

    Sahih al-Bukhari 5749

  3. Blow and wipe

    Cup your hands, recite the three Quls, blow lightly into your hands, then wipe over as much of your body as you can, starting with your head and face. Do this three times.

    Sahih al-Bukhari 5017

  4. Where it hurts

    Place your hand where you feel pain. Say “Bismillah” three times, then say seven times:

    أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

    A‘ūdhu billāhi wa qudratihī min sharri mā ajidu wa uḥādhir: “I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel and fear.”

    Sahih Muslim 2202

  5. Make the Prophet’s dua

    اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ مُذْهِبَ الْبَاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شَافِيَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

    “O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of harm, cure, for You are the Healer. There is no healer but You: a cure that leaves no illness.”

    Sahih al-Bukhari 5742

  6. Stay consistent, and see a doctor

    Keep up your daily protection and your prayers. If symptoms continue or get worse, speak to a qualified raqi, and always see a doctor too.

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Protect yourself

Myths & fake practices

Fake healers rely on people not knowing the Sunnah. Here is what they say, and what is actually true.

They say

“Wear this taweez and you will be protected.”

The truth

The Prophet ﷺ said that spells, amulets and love charms are shirk. Protection comes from Allah, through His words and the duas He taught.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3883
They say

“Only a special healer can do Ruqyah for you.”

The truth

The Prophet ﷺ recited over himself, and Aisha recited over him when he was ill. You can do Ruqyah yourself, for yourself and your family.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5017, 5735
They say

“Give me your mother’s name and a photo so I can find the problem.”

The truth

Ruqyah is the Qur’an and authentic duas. Secret words, numbers, symbols or rituals you don’t understand are not Ruqyah. Walk away.

Sahih Muslim 2200
They say

“Taking money for Ruqyah is haram, so I only accept ‘gifts’.”

The truth

Agreed, honest payment for Ruqyah is allowed; the Prophet ﷺ approved it. What is wrong is hidden charges, pressure, and selling “special” cures.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5749
They say

“If you are doing Ruqyah, stop your medicine.”

The truth

Allah sent a treatment for every disease. Medical care and Ruqyah go together. Never stop medicine without your doctor.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5678

Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com. Qur’an translation: Saheeh International. Arabic Qur’an text: Uthmani script.

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