How to Do Ruqyah – Step-by-Step

1. Make ablution

Everyone (jinn catcher, healer, and patient) make ablution

2. Prepare some holy water

This step is optional but good to do if doing ruqyah in person instead of remotely, e.g. via Skype. In order to cure a patient, you will often need water over which you have recited certain verses of the Quran. Water over which the Quran has been recited becomes holy water. It can be used to burn evil jinn and destroy black magic. To create holy water, perform the following steps using either regular or Zamzam water.Put some holy water in a spray bottle and some in a cup. The spray bottle will be used to spray (burn) the jinn and destroy black magic, if necessary. The cup will be for the patient to drink, if necessary.

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3. Hold hands

In in-person ruqyah, healer is to hold hands with patient’s head with toHealer is to have one hand hold the the hand of the patient (or a photo of the patient) and the other hand hold the hand of the jinn catcher. Jinn catching can be used to catch jinn inside people who are not present or cannot be available. In this case, simply replace the patient with a picture of the patient.

3. State intention

This is an important step and should not be forgotten. You may perform this step in your heart instead of out loud. Following are the two declarations to make:

Intention declaring goal for doing ruqyah
e.g.
- “I intend to do ruqyah to destroy the black magic and remove the jinn affecting this person”
- “I intend to capture the jinn of the sorcerer and remove them from the sorcerer so that the sorcerer can’t use those jinn to do black magic again.”
Declaration that God and only God provides the cure
It is important to understand that you, the raaqi, are but a mere human and cannot cure people all on your own. Only God can provide the cure. It is a best practice to explain this to your patient so that they don’t think you’re some special human with semi-Godly powers to be praised as such. If you are successful in “helping” the patient get cured, you need to remember not to boast or brag about your efforts nor think that you are better than others. Just thank God you were able to help others.

4. Recite protection and cure prayers

These prayers can be recited in English but it is preferable to recite them in Arabic.

The healer and the jinn catcher make intention to catch the jinn and the healer recites the following prayers. The prayers are also important as they ask for protection for the healer as well.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ ●

I seek refuge in God, All-Hearing and All-Knowing from the accursed devil, from his evil suggestion (hamz), from his puffing up (nafkh), and from his spitting (nafth)

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 775, In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 385, English translation : Book 3, Hadith 774, Grade : Sahih (Al-Albani)

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لاَمَّةٍ‏ ●

I seek refuge in the perfect words of God from every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3371: Book 60, Hadith 50

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

In the name of God, when Whose name is mentioned nothing on Earth or in Heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5088, In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 316, English translation: Book 42, Hadith 5069, Grade: Sahih

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنٍ أَوْ حَاسِدٍ ● اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ ● بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ ●

In the name of God I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye.

God heal you.

In the name of God I perform Ruqyah for you

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sunan Ibn Majah: English reference: Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3523, Arabic reference: Book 31, Hadith 3652, Grade: Sahih

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

In the name of God

(recite 3 times)

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ ● أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ ● اشْفِى وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي ● لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ ● شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ●

O God, Lord of the people! Heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your healing; a healing that will leave behind no ailment.

(recite 3 or 7 times)

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5743, In-book reference: Book 76, Hadith 58

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ ● لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ● لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ، وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ ●

There is no god but God, the great-Halim. There is no god but God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but God, the Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lord of the Holy Throne

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6346 In-book reference : Book 80, Hadith 43

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ● عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ●

God is sufficient for me. There is no God but He. On Him, I have placed my trust, and He is Lord of the Majestic Throne

(recite 3 times)

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5081, In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 309, English translation : Book 42, Hadith 5063, Grade : Mawdu’ (Fabricated) (Al-Albani)

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ● إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ● وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ● فِي الْعَالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ●

O God: send blessings to Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as You did send blessings to the Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O God: bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as You did bless Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. In the universe verily You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.

(recite 1 time)

إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ ۖ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ ●

(7/196) Indeed, my protector is Allah, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous

(recite 1 time)

5. Recite verses to begin ruqyah

All Quranic verses MUST be recited in Arabic.

Recite the following surahs / verses

Surat Al-Faatihah(recite 1 time)
Surat Al-Baqarah (2/255) a.k.a. Ayat Al Kursi(recite 7 or 11 or 21 or 41 times)
Al Ikhlaas 112(recite 3 times)
Al-Falaq 113(recite 3 times)
An Naas 114(recite 3 times)

Optionally, recite the following verses as well.

The Quran

How to Do Ruqyah – Step-by-Step

1. Make ablution

2. Prepare some holy water

3. Hold hands

3. State intention

4. Recite protection and cure prayers

5. Recite verses to begin ruqyah

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