Ruqyah card 27 of 38 · Companion practice

Al-Fātiḥah as Ruqyah

فَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ، وَيَجْمَعُ بُزَاقَهُ، وَيَتْفِلُ، فَبَرَأَ

Fa-jaʿala yaqra’u bi-ummi l-Qur’ān, wa yajmaʿu buzāqahu, wa yatfilu, fa-bara’a.

He began reciting the Mother of the Qur’an, gathering his saliva and lightly spitting, and the man recovered.

The Prophet ﷺ smiled and confirmed, “How did you know it is a ruqyah?” This is direct approval of a Companion’s ruqyah practice.

How to use: Recite al-Fātiḥah and blow lightly; no compulsory number is established in this report.