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AL-KAFI #1024: HUKUM MEMBACA AL-QURAN UNTUK PENYEMBUHAN
Can the Quran heal illness, and may it be recited for sick people?
Short answer
Jurists permit treating the sick by seeking healing through Quran recitation.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Jurists permit treating the sick by seeking healing through Quran recitation. Imam al-Nawawi stated that it is recommended to recite al-Fatihah over a sick person, based on the hadith describing al-Fatihah as a ruqyah. Writing Quranic verses, washing them off with water and then applying or drinking it (nasyrah) is also permitted by some scholars, although there is disagreement since al-Hasan and Ibrahim al-Nakhaie forbade it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Imam al-Nawawi berkata: Sunat membaca kepada orang yang sakit dengan al-Fatihah berdasarkan hadith Nabi SAW:
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1024: HUKUM MEMBACA AL-QURAN UNTUK PENYEMBUHAN”, 5 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2985-al-kafi-1024-hukum-membaca-al-quran-untuk-penyembuhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-reciting-quran-for-healing/