The Library

TheteachingofSheikhKhalidal-Hibshi,inEnglish.

Three decades of ruqyah practice — the themed verse library, his recordings, books, studies and answered questions — translated and adapted for this site. His work is copyright-free and he allows its free distribution; everything here is free, as he intended.

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The verse library

Themed Quran sets for every situation.

34 sets, 2,248 passages — each chosen by the Sheikh for a purpose, from the core general ruqyah to healing, patience, provision and the raqi's working sets. Read each set with Arabic, transliteration and Sahih International.

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الرقـيـة العـامـّة

General ruqyah

16 passages

العين والحسد

Evil eye and envy ('ayn and hasad)

178 passages

السحر

Sihr

127 passages

الشفاء والسكينة

Healing and tranquillity (shifa and sakinah)

42 passages

الحرق

Burning (harq)

45 passages

العلم والحكمة

Knowledge and wisdom ('ilm and hikmah)

218 passages

الخلق وعظمة الله

Creation and the greatness of Allah

81 passages

الزواج والطلاق والأرحام

Marriage, divorce and the womb

87 passages

Recordings

The Sheikh's ruqyah audio.

His recorded recitations — the full general ruqyah, Sūrah al-Baqarah, and the themed sets — named properly and playable in this site's player, with repeat and sleep timers.

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Books

His books, translated over time.

17 works — on the evil eye and hasad, on seeking ruqyah and tawakkul, on Sūrah al-Baqarah, and more. Each appears here in English as its translation is finished; the Arabic originals are linked meanwhile.

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Studies & primers

Deep reads from his teaching.

4 min

How the jinn live: their kinds, powers, homes and food

This is the detail behind the primer on who the jinn are: what the Sunnah says about their kinds, their ability to change shape, their strength, where they live, and what they eat.

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10 min

The eight kinds of sihr — Ibn Kathir, after al-Razi

This is a classical text, translated for the library: Ibn Kathir’s discussion of the kinds of sihr from his tafsir of Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:102, in which he reproduces the eight-fold classification of Abu ‘Abdillah…

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8 min

What healing really means — degrees of shifa', and why "not cured yet" is often wrong

A note from us before you read: this essay is about what "healing" means.

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The patient's oasis

Short readings for the hard days.

Eight short pieces on patience, du‘ā and hope — for the middle of a long treatment, when the heart needs water.

Do not despair when the answer to your du'ā is slow

From Ibn al-Jawzī's Sayd al-Khātir — written for exactly the person who says, "I have been making du'ā for years."

Happiness rests on three things: gratitude, patience, repentance

May Allah — the One asked, whose answer is hoped for — take charge of you in this world and the next, pour His favours on you outwardly and inwardly, and make you of those who when given, thank; when tried, endure;…

Why Allah lets His enemies afflict His friends

A question every sufferer of sihr, 'ayn or oppression eventually asks: why would Allah allow His enemies any power over His friends?

Ten ways to find patience in a trial

Ibn al-Qayyim (Tarīq al-Hijratayn) sets out ten "witnessings" — ten things to hold before the eyes — that generate patience in a trial.

The same trial is mercy for one and loss for another — the difference is where it turns your heart

A rule from Ibn al-Qayyim (Tarīq al-Hijratayn):

Three things that make patience easier

Three things, Ibn al-Qayyim writes in Madārij al-Sālikīn, rouse a person to patience in trial: keeping the fine reward in view; awaiting the breeze of relief; and making the affliction small by counting blessings.

Why hardship comes first and ease after

Consider, writes Ibn al-Qayyim in Badā'i' al-Fawā'id, the wisdom of severity at the beginning of an obligation and ease at its end — once the soul has settled itself on resolve and compliance.

Stay at the niche of repentance

A short address from Ibn al-Jawzī (Sayd al-Khātir) for the one whose trial has outlasted his repentance — who says, "I repented; why has it not lifted?"

Questions answered

Real questions, the Sheikh's answers.

From his consultations — honest answers, kept with our medical-first note where a question touches illness.

FAQ

Reader questions: "Is this 'ayn, sihr — or something else?"

About this page: these are real questions sent to a raqi in 2016, with the answers given, lightly summarised.

FAQ

Reader questions: voices, possession, and what happens at death

About this page: real reader questions with the answers given, summarised faithfully.

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Reader questions: long illness, hospitals, and where ruqyah fits

About this page — and it matters more here than anywhere: these letters describe serious, diagnosed diseases.

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Reader questions: family strain, and whether helping the afflicted can harm you

About this page: not every letter sent to a raqi is about jinn.