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What ruqyah is

The word, the practice, the evidence that ruqyah is legislated, who is allowed to perform it, and the honest answer to whether ruqyah is halal.

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Guidance for the one afflicted by the eye or envy — Ibn al-Qayyim's ten means, and practical counsel

In Bada'i' al-Fawa'id (2/374), Ibn al-Qayyim sets out ten means by which the evil of the envier is turned away from the envied.

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Seeking treatment and trust in Allah — Ibn al-Jawzi's answer

It is an old worry, and people still feel it today: if I take medicine, see a doctor, or ask for ruqyah, am I showing a lack of trust in Allah?

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046 min

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Ten protections against mass — the du‘ās and the habits behind them

Protection from mass is a set of prophetic habits, ten of them, each resting on a hadith.

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The 'lover jinn' (al-mass al-‘āshiq): what the scholars say, the signs, and the treatment programme

No affliction is more private, more confusing, or harder to say out loud. The scholars' account, the signs, and the treatment programme.

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069 min

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The sorcerer's pact with Shayṭān — what the trade really costs

The bond between sorcerer and devil is a contract, and its currency is kufr and shirk.

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What ḥasad is, the words around it — and where envy began

Ḥasad is wishing that a blessing would leave its owner — whatever that blessing may be.

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087 min

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What sihr is — and the proof it is real

Before treating sihr, know what the word means, how the scholars defined it, and why the great majority held that sihr is real.

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093 min

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What the evil eye is — and the proof it is real

Ibn al-Qayyim gives the classical definition in Zad al-Ma'ad (4/149): the evil eye is a look of admiration or of hatred from which subtle, unseen essences pass out of the soul of the caster and reach the person…

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Who the jinn are — creation, meaning of the word, and what they believe

Before anything can be said about possession, ruqyah or protection, it helps to know who the jinn are: the Quran and Sunnah speak about them plainly, and folklore has buried the scriptural picture.

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114 min

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Envy is human nature — so discipline it

Ibn al-Jawzi opens this reflection in Sayd al-Khatir (1/430) with an honesty that is rare in books of admonition.

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124 min

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Herbs, medicine and ruqyah together — a raqi's experience of "two strengths"

Nothing in this article replaces your doctor: one raqi's experience of medicine and ruqyah working together.

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134 min

sihr

How strong sihr can be, and what it can affect

The practitioner account of how far sihr can reach, with the medical-first rule in front of it.

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144 min

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The proof that the jinn exist

For a Muslim, the question "do the jinn really exist?" is settled by revelation.

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154 min

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Types of evil eye: from humans, from jinn — and what the sources say about animals

Ibn al-Qayyim divides the evil eye into two kinds in Zad al-Ma'ad (4/149): the human eye and the jinn eye.

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167 min

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Why people envy: al-Ghazali's seven causes, the ruling, and what envy costs the envier

The root cause is that human nature is moulded on the love of rising above one's own kind.

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175 min

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How strong the eye can be — and the areas of life it can touch

The classical sources speak of the eye and ḥasad as forces whose strength cannot be captured on any scale.

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182 min

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Kinds and degrees of envy — the four-rung ladder

Al-Nawawi, in his commentary on Sahih Muslim, divides ḥasad into two kinds:

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196 min

sihr

Signs and symptoms of sihr — before, during and after treatment

See a doctor first.

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206 min

possession

What mass is — and why it happens

Mass is the Arabic word for the "touch" of the jinn: the range of harm, from a passing interference to full possession, that a devil can inflict on a human being by Allah's permission.

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215 min

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Why envy runs strongest among peers and relatives

Envy nearly always comes from the cousin, the colleague, the neighbour, the old schoolfriend. Al-Ghazali explains why.

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227 min

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Sihr of separation (tafrīq)

What tafrīq is, the verse that names it, the signs raqis report, and the ordinary causes that must be excluded before a marriage is blamed on magic.

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Curing envy in your own heart — the knowledge cure and the action cure

Ḥasad is among the great diseases of the heart, and the diseases of the heart are treated only with knowledge and action.

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242 min

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Evil eye and ḥasad — the difference

People use "evil eye" and "ḥasad" almost interchangeably, and the confusion is understandable: the two overlap.

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254 min

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Signs and symptoms of the evil eye — what raqis look for

This list needs two frames around it, and the source itself supplies the first one.

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269 min

possession

The six kinds of mass — including the two that are not possession at all

Of the six kinds of "mass", one is an everyday whisper every human experiences — and two are not possession at all.

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274 min

evil eye

Protecting yourself — and protecting others from your own eye

Most articles on the evil eye only tell you how not to be struck.

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282 min

envy

The harms of envy — eight ways it destroys, starting with the envier

The source gathers the damage ḥasad does into eight points, and most of them land on the envier himself before they touch anyone else.

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292 min

possession

Treating mass: why there is no single recipe

There is no single recipe: the right treatment depends on the kind of mass, its strength, and the patient's own strength.

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304 min

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What ṣar‘ means — seizures, madness, and the vocabulary of the jinn's touch

Before comparing medical epilepsy with jinn-caused seizures, the words need untangling: in classical Arabic the vocabulary of seizures, madness and the jinn's touch all runs together.

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317 min

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Seizures: medical epilepsy, jinn-caused fits, and how the practitioners tell them apart

Nowhere is the "medical first" rule more literal than with seizures.

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325 min

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Dreams — the three kinds, and what to do with one

Not every dream is the same kind of thing. Two of the three carry no message at all — and almost every mistake people make about dreams comes from not knowing which is which.

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333 min

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Who may interpret a dream

Interpretation is a real discipline and it is permitted. It is also not a skill anybody can acquire by study, which is a problem for the trade built on it.

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343 min

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No ruling is built on a dream

A single principle, stated by the fatwa bodies as settled, which protects a person from every decision a dream might otherwise make for them.

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352 min

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Recurring frightening dreams

The complaint that brings more people to this subject than any other, answered without pretending it can be settled from a web page.

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363 min

What psychiatry finds when it studies jinn attribution

This site says medical first on every page and has never once shown you the evidence. There is a serious literature, and this page reads it honestly.

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373 min

The cost of delay

The specific harm our medical-first rule exists to prevent — documented, and written without contempt for anybody it happened to.

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383 min

When the family says possession and the clinician says otherwise

The commonest hard situation there is, and the one where families tear themselves in half over somebody who needs them not to.

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393 min

possession

"You are married to a jinn"

A sentence said to women, usually alone, usually by a man being paid. What the scholars hold, plainly.

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403 min

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The qarīn

Established in the Quran and the Sunnah, and inflated in practice into an explanation for everything.

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418 min

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Ruqyah for anxiety and depression

Anxiety and depression are real illnesses with real treatments. What ruqyah does alongside medical care, where waswasa fits, and what to do this week.

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When treatment does not seem to work — where the fault lies

When a patient is slow to recover, the blame lands on the raqi.

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Articles

What ruqyah is

Guidance for the one afflicted by the eye or envy — Ibn al-Qayyim's ten means, and practical counsel

Seeking treatment and trust in Allah — Ibn al-Jawzi's answer

Ten protections against mass — the du‘ās and the habits behind them

The 'lover jinn' (al-mass al-‘āshiq): what the scholars say, the signs, and the treatment programme

The sorcerer's pact with Shayṭān — what the trade really costs

What ḥasad is, the words around it — and where envy began

What sihr is — and the proof it is real

What the evil eye is — and the proof it is real

Who the jinn are — creation, meaning of the word, and what they believe

Envy is human nature — so discipline it

Herbs, medicine and ruqyah together — a raqi's experience of "two strengths"

How strong sihr can be, and what it can affect

The proof that the jinn exist

Types of evil eye: from humans, from jinn — and what the sources say about animals

Why people envy: al-Ghazali's seven causes, the ruling, and what envy costs the envier

How strong the eye can be — and the areas of life it can touch

Kinds and degrees of envy — the four-rung ladder

Signs and symptoms of sihr — before, during and after treatment

What mass is — and why it happens

Why envy runs strongest among peers and relatives

Sihr of separation (tafrīq)

Curing envy in your own heart — the knowledge cure and the action cure

Evil eye and ḥasad — the difference

Signs and symptoms of the evil eye — what raqis look for

The six kinds of mass — including the two that are not possession at all

Protecting yourself — and protecting others from your own eye

The harms of envy — eight ways it destroys, starting with the envier

Treating mass: why there is no single recipe

What ṣar‘ means — seizures, madness, and the vocabulary of the jinn's touch

Seizures: medical epilepsy, jinn-caused fits, and how the practitioners tell them apart

Dreams — the three kinds, and what to do with one

Who may interpret a dream

No ruling is built on a dream

Recurring frightening dreams

What psychiatry finds when it studies jinn attribution

The cost of delay

When the family says possession and the clinician says otherwise

"You are married to a jinn"

The qarīn

Ruqyah for anxiety and depression

When treatment does not seem to work — where the fault lies