A reliable book for Ruqya

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

‘Ruqyah’ is the practice of treating different illnesses through Qur’ānic āyāt and invocations prescribed by Nabī Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam. It provides a cure for the evil eye, magic, and physical ailments.[1]

One may recite the Manzil of Shaykh Zakariyya Khandelwi Rahimahullāh which is a book comprising of specific verses from the Qur’ān often read as a deterrent from jinn, black magic, and all types of calamities. Most of the verses mentioned in the manzil can be found in the following hadīth[2]:

حدثني أبي بن كعب ، قال : كنت عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فجاء أعرابي فقال : يا نبي الله ، إن لي أخا وبه وجع قال : وما وجعه ؟ قال : به لمم ، قال : فأتني به فوضعه بين يديه فعوذه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بفاتحة الكتاب ، وأربع آيات من أول سورة البقرة ، وهاتين الآيتين : {وإلهكم إله واحد} وآية الكرسي ، وثلاث آيات من آخر سورة البقرة ، وآية من آل عمران {شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو} ، وآية من الأعراف {إن ربكم الله الذي خلق السموات والأرض} ، وآخر سورة المؤمنين {فتعالى الله الملك الحق} ، وآية من سورة الجن {وأنه تعالى جد ربنا} ، وعشر آيات من أول الصافات ، وثلاث آيات من آخر سورة الحشر ، و{قل هو الله أحد} والمعوذتين . فقام الرجل كأنه لم يشتك قط (المستدرك على الصحيحين للحاكم).

Translation: Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka`b Raḍyallāhu ‘anhu said: I was with the Messenger of Allah Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam when a Bedouin came and said: “O Prophet of Allah, I have a brother who has a problem.” The Messenger of Allah Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam asked, “And what is his problem?” The Bedouin said, “He has a slight mental derangement.” The Messenger of Allah Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam told him to bring his brother to him. So, the Bedouin brought his brother before the Messenger of Allah Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam, so he  Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam read over him: 

1.    Sūrah al-Fātiha

2.    The last four verses of Sūrah al-Baqarah

3.    Two verses from Sūrah al-Baqarah starting from Verse 163

4.    ‘Āyat al-Kursī (2:155) 

5.    One verse from Sūrah Aal-‘Imrān (3:18) 

6.    One verse from Sūrah Al-A’rāf (7:54) 

7.    The last verse of Sūrah al-Mu’minūn (23:116) 

8.    One verse from Sūrah al-Jinn (72:3) 

9.    Ten verses from the beginning of Sūrah al-Saffāt (37: 1-10) 

10. Last 3 verses of Sūrah al-Hashr (59:22-24) 

11. The last three Sūrahs of the Qur’ān 

And when the Messenger of Allah Ṣallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam read this upon him, he got up as if he never had a problem to complain about. (Mustadrak Al Hākim)

Therefore, one may read the manzil, blow on ones hands and pass the hands over the body. One may also blow into a bottle of water and drink that water.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ikraam Elias Gangat

Student Darul Iftaa

Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai