Al-Ansariyah
06-30-2020, 06:33 PM
The way you described your brother and from what i read about epilepsy,it doesn't seem he's suffering from this illness. I too would agree that you should take him to the doctor because you aren't exactly aware of his issue. However i m pasting it here,see if it relates to his situation.
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Source: Healing from the medicine of the prophet
The Prophet's guidance on treating epilepsy and spiritual possession
In the Sahihan it is narrated that 'Ata bin Raba'h said, "Ibn Ab'ass said to me, 'Should I tell you about a woman from among the people of Paradise?" I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'That black woman, who came to the Prophet b and said, 1 suffer epileptic fits during which I inadvertently take off my clothes. So invoke Allah on my behalf' He said,
'If you wish, be patient and you will acquire Paradise: and if you wish, I will supplicate to Allah to cure you. She said, 'Rather, I will observe patience." She then said, 'I keep taking off my clothes during these fits, so supplicate to Allah for me that i do not do so. The Prophet b supplicated (to Allah) on her behalf"
Epilepsy is two kinds, one that results from negative forces and the second type is physical that results from bad mixtures (chemical and material imbalance).
The doctors often talk about the second type and explain
its causes and how to cure it.
As for the epilepsy that results from negative forces, the best doctors and the wise ones among them affirm that it exists. They In addition confirm that curing
this type of disease occurs by the support of the righteous, exalted souls so that they neutralize the effect of the evil and render its efforts harmless. When Hippocrates explained the cures for epilepsy he stated that, "These cures are effctive in treating the epilepsy that results from chemical and material causes. As for the epilepsy that results from negative forces, these remedies (that he explained and detailed) do not cure it."
As for thc most ignorant, unknowing and immoral doctors, and those who consider heresy a virtue, they deny the type that occurs by negative forces and deny that it has any effect on the body. They have only ignorance to support them, because the medical authorities cannot
actually disprove the epilepsy that is caused by these negative forces. Fact and experience assert and prove the existence of this type of epilepsy. That is why when the doctors explain the reason behind epilepsy as being natural or physical, their statement is true regarding some types of epilepsy but not all of them.*
The doctors of old used to call epilepsy, The divine disease', stating that it is caused by negative forces.
On the other hand, Galinus and other doctors misinterpreted the term divine ailment, saying, "They
called it divine because it attacks the head and thus causes harm to the apparent divine organ where the brain
resides." This explanation, however, resulted from their
ignorance of the soul and its effects.
As for the heretical doctors, they only continue the kind of epilepsy that results from physical causes. Whoever has a sound mind and good knowledge of the soul and its effect, will laugh at the ignorance shown by these doctors and at their weak minds.
Curing the type of epilepsy caused by negative forces has two parts, a part that involves the person afflicted with epilepsy and a part that involves those who treat them.
The part that the person aftlicted with epilepsy
plays in his treatment involves strengthening his heart and being sincere in repentance to the Creator from the negative forces and secking sincere refuge with Him both by heart and tongue. This is à type of wafare that the person afflicted with epilepsy engages in against evil. To
defeat the enemy, wafare requires the warrior to acquire beneficial, suitable weapons and to have a strong arm. When one of these two elements does not exist, the effort will not be very effective. The situation becomes more difficult when the person is missing both essential requirements, in this case, the heart will be lacking Tawhid (Oneness of Allah), Tawakul (trusting in Allah),Taqwa (righteousness), and Tawajhu (awareness of
Allah's Presence), plus the person does not have sufficient material armament.
The second part of epilepsy treatment involves the person who is treating the ailment and who is In addition required to have the same necessary weapons mentioned above. When these weapons are ready, one sometimes merely needs to say (o the evil spirit), 'Get out of him, or, 'In the Name of Allah,' or, There is no power nor strength except with Allah.'
The Prophet b used to say in such cases:
"O enemy of Allah, Depart! I am the Messenger of Allah."
I once witnessed our Shaikh (Ibn Taymiyyah, the
renown Imam of Islam) send someone to speak to an evil
spirit that had possessed a person, saying, "The Shaikh
says this to you: get out of this body for you are not
allowed therein." The person afflicted with epilepsy (possession) then woke up from his seizure. Sometimes, our Shaikh would even speak to the evil spirit directly, or would use physical punishment to repel the rebellious evil spirit. When the patient would wake up, he would not feel
any pain, as we have ourselves witnessed on numerous occasions. The Shaikh would sometimes read the following Ayah, verse, in the ear of the person afflicted with epilepsy (possession),"Did not think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you
would not be brought back to Us?"
The Shaikh once told me that he read this Ayah, verse, in the ear of the person afflicted with epilepsy and that the evil spirit that possessed him answered by saying, "Indeed extending her voice (mocking the Qura'an). So the Shaikh said. "So I took a stick and beat the sick person on his neck with it until my hands became tired. Those present did not doubt that the patient would die from this severe beating.
While beating the patient, the she-devil said she loves this person.' I said, 'But he does not love you.' She said, "I want to accompany him to perform Hajj. l told her, 'He does not want to go to Hajj with you.' She said, 'I will leave him in your honor. I said, "No, but as an obedience to Allah and His Messenger b She said, Then,
I will leave him alone.' The patient then woke up and
started looking around, l saying, 'What brought me to the presence of the Shaikh?' They asked him, 'What about the beating you took" He said, 'Why would the Shaikh beat me while I have not done anything wrong?" He had no idea that he had been beaten."
Further. the Shaikh used to recite Ayatil kors'ey[2:255] and would order those who suffer from and those who cure epilepsy (possession) to recite it along with the last two chapters of the Qura'an [113 and 114].
In general, no one can deny the type of epilepsy that is caused by negative forces except those who have
little knowledge and comprehension. We should In addition state that the majority of those aflicted by the touch of evil spirits are themselves in error due to weak Faith and hearts and tongues that don't remember Allah, they fail to seek refuge with Him and they fail to use
Prophetic guidance (supplications and remedics). The evil spirits find the people that are vulnerable and take advantage of them.
If the truth was uncovered, we would discover that the majority of mankind is under the influence of negative
forces which guides the people according to their evil
wishes. The people are unable to set themselves free from this control or even oppose it. Most people sufter from this common type of possession (epilepsy), from which the afflicted person cannot wake up. And unless the veil that obstructs their sight is removed, they will not realise that it is they who are actually afflicted by epilepsy. We seek Allah Alone for His help.
Curing (epilepsy) possession that results from the
touch of evil requires the cooperation of a sound mind and sincere faith in what has been sent down to the Prophets b. Then one would act as if both Heaven and Hell are right in front of his eyes and heart. They would remember that the people of this earthiy life suffer calamities and trials
that come down on their homes just as the rain does, all the while being unaware of what is going on around them.
The epilepsy that evil causes is truly severe, but since it touches so many people and is so coinmon, the people are no longer surprised by it. Since they are so many, it is strange to see someone who is not touched by it.
When Allah wills that a certain slave should acquire what is good for him, that slave will wake up from these fits of epilepsy and will realize it that the children of this life are suffering from epilepsy. He will discover that some of them have surrendered to insanity and that some of them might briefly recover from a bout to fall back into another bout soon after. Some of them
would be awake from a bout and would act like sane people, but when he falls into another bout, he would act confused. [This is the state of those who do not have the correct Faith.]
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The epilepsy that results from physical causes
This type epilepsy alters the constitution and is
accompanied by spasms that prevent the limbs from
functioning normally or from normal movements. The
physical or constitution rełated epilepsy occurs due to the
accumulation of thick, viscous substances near the brain that partially obstructs the cerebral cavities. In this case,
the area of the brain responsible for the senses and the
various movements are impeded, and accordingly, the
organs (including limbs) of the body sufter from the same
condition. There are other causes for this type of epilepsy.
such as the accumulation of thick tlatulence that impedes
the soul in some manner, or a viscous vapor accumulates
in an organ of the body and ascends to tne brain, or from
an acute ailment. The brain suffers from spasms due to
fighting the harmful substances that are uffecting the
brain, and accordingly, the various organs of the body
suffer from spasms. The person will not be able to stand
up straight for very long he or she will fall down and
foam accumulates in and around the mouth
This type of epilepsy causes intense pain during
seizures. It is In addition a chronic illness that is hard to
Cure and that remains for many years, especially if the
person afflicted by it is more than twenty-five years old,
who repeatedly falls into epileptic fits. Hippocrates said
that epilepsy remains with such people until they die.
As for the woman mentioned in the Hadith who
suffered from epilepsy and who uscd to take off her
clothes beeause of epileptic fits, she might have been
suffering trom the physical type of epilepsy. That is why
the Prophet promised her Paradise if she observes
patience, or otherwise, the Prophet would have asked Allah to cure her without guaranteeing her that she will he
cured. She chose Paradise, but the Prophet asked Alah on
her behalf not to take off" her clothes during these fits.
The Hadith indicates that it is allowed for Muslims
to forgo the use of a remedy. Furthermore, thc Hadith
indicates that the cure of the soul is exclusively tied to
invoking Allah and turning to Him sincerely and that this
type of medicine nas such profound effects on the human
body that no regular medicine prepared by any doctor
could ever compare to it. We have tried this medicine on
numerous occasions [and witnessed its success].
The best medical authorities confirm the fact the
psyche has an effective role in curing disease. The
medical profession suffers from some ignorant, heretie
doctors who do not do service to their profession.
As we have stated, it appears that the woman
mentioned in the Hadith suffered from the epilepsy that is
eaused by a physical condition (chemical imbalances).
Yet, she might have been suffering from the type that is
caused by evil negative forces. We stated that the
Messenger of Allah gave her the choice to obscrve
patience and then acquire Paradise or that he would
invoke Allah to cure her. She chose the first option but
asked to be relieved from discarding her clothes because
of the epileptic fits.
The Prophet's guidance on treating sorcery
Some people have erroneously denied that sorcery
could effect the prophet, they believed that it was not
befitting his grade and status. Actually, being effected by
sorcery illustrates the human side of the Prophet, just like
he suffered from various other illnesses, and sorcery is an
ailment just like poison. In the Sahihain it is narrated that 'A'esha said:
The Messenger of Allah was effected by sorcery
until he thought that he had slept with his wives, while in
fact he did not."
This is the worst type of magic spell.
Qadi lyadh said, "Sorcery is just like any other
ailment that the Prophet ate suffered from, and this fact by
no means affects his status as a Prophet ate. Further, the
fact that the Prophet ate imagined something which he did
not do, does not detract from his truthfulness regarding
religion, there is a consensus that he is immune from error
in this regard. Sorcery is just like any other matter of this
life, which has nothing to do with the reason why he was
sent and preferred above mankind. The Prophet was
subject to come down with all types of ailments that
would touch other people. Therefore, it is not surprising
that he would imagine doing something which in fact he
did not do, and that he was soon cured."
The Prophet b. used two methods to treat sorcery,
first by finding the spell and neutralizing it. The Prophet b
supplicated to his Lord and Allah showed him that the
evil spell was hidden in a well. The Prophet b removed
the evil spell, which consisted of a comb, combed
material (hair) and a dry male spathe. When he discarded
these objects, he was immediately cured, as if he was restrained and then suddenly released. This is the best
cure from sorcery and is similar to removing septic
materials by complete disgorging.
The second type, extracting harmful substances
from the organ most touched by magic works. Evil spells
aggravate nature, produce harmful substances and
adversely affect the mood. Disgorging the alien substance
that affected a certain organ as a result of evil spells
becomes necessary.
The effect of the sorcery reached the Prophet's
head and affected one of his senses, he imagined he did
something while in fact he had not. The sorcerer,
therefore, affects some of the natural powers of the body
so that it does not function normally.
Sorcery is a combination of the powers of evil
spirits and the adverse effects they have on the normal
functions of the body. The worst type of magic is that
which affects the senses of the affected organ. Drawing
blood from thc organ most affected hy magic is the most
beneficial cure, if used in the proper manner. Hippocrates
said that, "Cupping (or disgorging) should be used on the
part most affected using the most favorable means
available."
Some people so said that when the Messenger of
Allah b suffered from this condition, he first thought that it was caused by spoiled blood that reached the brain and
affected the senses. In such cases, cupping is the best
medicine, and this is what the Prophet b did. Then, when
Allah revealed to him that it was the effect of magic that
caused his condition. he asked Allah to show him where
the evil spel was hidden and then he retrieved and
discarded it. When he did so, he was cured as if released
after being restrained. Further, the magic spell only
affected the Prophet's senses not his sanity or heart. This
is why he did not believe what he imagined of sleeping
with his wives because he knew that this sensation was
not real.
Divine cures are the best remedies against sorcery.
Sinee sorcery is the work of evil spirits, then its hest cure
is that which neutralizes it, such as certain prayers and
recitations of the Qura'an. The more powerful the
defending amy, îhe more powerful the adversary it will
be able to remove and neutralize. This case is similar to
two opposing armies, each of which carries its weapons
and armaments. The army that has more weaponry and
supplies, is the army that will prevail in the war. When
the heart is füll of Allah's remembrance and invokes Him
often for its needs, and when the heart is joined by the
tongue and righteous deeds, these acts will be the best
medicine there is against sorcery and magie spells. The
sorcerers and magicians admit that their magic is most
effective against those who have weak hearts that are busy satisfying the desires and lusts of the life of this
world. That is why magic usually aficcts women,
children, nomads, ignorant people, those who have weak
Faith, lack trust in Allah (Tawakkul) and lack the
fundamentals of Unity (Tawheed), and those who neither
remember Allah often nor use the various Prophetic
supplications and Islamic prayer fomulas (Ruqyah). In
general, the effect of sorcery and magic is more powerful
against weak hearts that lean towards the lower desires of
this world.
When the heart leans towards this earthly life,
sorcery and magic becomes most effective against it,
because evil spirits only search for evil in the soul that is
prone to submit to their power. Surely, evil in the heart
deprives one of divine power that is necessary to provide
it with suflicient weapons of defense against these evil
spirits. That is why these evil spirits, which seek evil, find
the hearts weakened by evil unarmed and prone to submit
to evil and this is when sorcery and magic spells are most
effective. Allah knows best.
The Prophetic medicine for treating sorcery (the evil
eve) waswas of several types
Abu Dawood narrated that Sahl ibn Hunaif said:
"We.come by a water spot and I went in it and took a
bath, but when I finished I came down with a fever. When
the Messenger of Allah b was informed, he said,
Command Abu Thabit to
seek refuge (with Allah for Sahl) with an Islamic
prayer formula.' I said, 'O my master! Does an Islamic
prayer formula bring about benefit?' He said, There is no
Islamic prayer formula except to
fend off an evil eye and against fever and a (snake or a
scorpion) bite." [In addition, AI-Hakim narrated this
Hadith).
There are several types of Islamic prayer formulas,
such as reciting the irst chapter in the Qura'an, the
Mu'awwithatan (chapters1 13 and I 14 of the Qura'an) and
Ayat Al-Kursi (2:255).
In addition, there are several types of Prophetic
Islamic prayer formulas. For instance, one might recite:
"I seck refuge with Allah's Prefect Words from the evil of what He has created."
In addition, one could recite:
"I seek refuge with Allah's Prefect Words from
every devil and evil soul and from every evil eye."
In addition, one might recite,
"I seek refuge with Allah's Prefect Words, which
no righteous or evil soul could ever eneompass (or
supercede), from the evil of what He has created, made
and started; from the evil of whatever descends from the
sky and whatever aseends to it; from the evil of what He
has ereated on the earth and what comes out of it; from
the evil of the trials of the night and the day; and from
what comes by at night or during the day, except whoever
comes with a righteous matter. O Merciful One!"
In addition, this includes the supplication
"I seek refuge with Allah's Perfect Words from
His anger and torment, from the evil of His slaves and
from the whispers of the devils or that they might attend
me."
In additinn, one might say the following
supplication:
"O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Honorable Face and Your Prefect Words from the evil of every creation
that is only in yout grasp (or control). O Allah! You expel
the sins and loss. O Allah! Your soldicrs will never be
dcfeated nor will Your Promise ever be broken. All praise
and glorification is due to You."
In addition, one might supplicate:
"I seek refuge with Allah's Most Exalted Face
which is greater
than everything else. And with His Perfect Words
that no righteous or evil being could ever overcome; and
with Allah's Most Prefect Names, those which I know and
those which
what He has created, shaped and made. From the evil of
every creation that I cannot overcome and from the evil of
every evil creation that only You control (or grasp its
forelock). Certainly, my Lord is on a Straight Path."
have no knowledge of, from the evil of
In addition, the Prophetic Islamic prayer formulas
include:
"O Allah! You Are my Lord, there is no deity
worthy of worship except You. I depend on You (for
You are the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
What Allah wills, occurs, and what Hc docs not will to
happen, will never exist. There is no power or strength
except with Allah. I know that Allah is Able to do everything, and that His Knowledge has encompassed
everything and that He has kept count of everything. O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from the evil within
myself, from the evil and the Shirk (połythcism) of Satan,
and from the evil of every crcation that only You grasp its
forelock. Sturely, my Lord is on the Straight Path."
Or, one might recite the following supplication,
"I seek refuge with Allah, other than Whom there
is no god. He is my God and the God of everything. I seek
refuge with my Lord and the Lord of everything. I depend
on the Ever-Living Who never dies. I seek to fend off the
evil with: no power or strength except from Allah. Allah
is enough of a supporter for me, and indced, what an
Excellent Helper. Allah is enough for me from the slaves.
The Creator is enough for me from the creation. The
Sustainer is enough for me from the sustained. Allah is
indeed enough for me.
He Who owns everything. Who grants Refuge
while no one can ever grant refuge against Him is indecd
sufficient for me. Allah is sufficient for me. Allah's
hearing who ever supplicates to Him is n addition
sufficient for me. There is no goal to reach greater than
Allah. Allah, other than Whom there is no god, is
sufficient for me, I depend on Him (for each and
everything), and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne."
Those who try these different types of supplication
and Islamic prayer formulas will surely understand their
great value and benefit, and consequently, will recognize
the great need for them. These supplications will shield
one from the effects of the evil cye and will fend off its
harm if the evil eye touched them, but according to the
degree of Faith, strength of soul, degree of reliance (on
Allah) and strength of heart of whoever recites them.
These supplications are types of weapons, and their
effectiveness depends on the skill of whoever uses them.
If the person fears that he might touch other
people by the evil cye, let him fend off its harm by
saying
The Prophet b commanded Amir bin Rabi'ah,
"Why did you not say Tabrik [Baraka Allah, (may
Allah bless it)] for him?"
Further, saying "Ma sha' Allah (what Allah has
willed), la quw'ata il'a bil'ah (Therc is no power except
from Allah)" In addition helps fend off the evil eye.
Hisham bin 'Urwah narrated that his father used to say,
"What Allah wills will certainly come to pass, there is no
power exoept from Allah," upon secing something that he
likes and upon entering one of his gardens.
In addition, Jibril once said an lslamic prayer formula for the Prophet b which Mus'im narrated in his
sound book:
"In the Nome of Allah I say Islamic prayer
formulas for your benefit, from evcry illness that might
harm you and from the evil of every evil soul or envious
person's eye. Allah will cure you, in the Name of Allah I
say Islamie prayer formulas for your benefit." [At-
Termezey and An-Nasa'y]
Some of our rightly guided ancestors stated that
there is no harm if some Ayat (Verse) from the Qura'an
were written in ink and then washed with water and that
the sick person drinks that water. Mujahid issued a
statement to that effect, and so did Abu Qilahah. It was In
addition reported that Ibn Ab'ass once commanded that
two verses from the Qura'an to be written for a woman
who had hard pregnancies and that the Verses were then
washed with water and she was to drink the water. In
addition, Ayub said, "I saw Abu Qilabah write some
Verses from the Qura'an, wash it with water and then give
the water to a person who was suffering from some type
of illness to drink it."
In addition, the person who touches other people
with the evil eye should be commanded to wash his limbs
and the end of his garments, or his sexual organ according
to one opinion, from the right side. He then pours the
water on the head of the person whom he touched with the evil eye from behind him without notice. This is a
type of cure that the doctors cannot produce with their
medicine. In addition, those who reject such type of
Islamic prayer frrmulas would never benefit from it
because they do not believe that the Islamic praycr
formulas carry any benefit.
Since the doctors cannot explain many natural
occurrences in the world, why would the hypocrites
among them reject such powers and cffects that the
religion produces? Added to this is the fact that washing
up with the water has a real benefit, experience testifies to
its usefulness. Similarly, the anger will be washed away
from the heart if one places his hand on the angry person's
chest. This is similar to confronting a man who is carrying
a lit torch that he wants to throw at you, but you keep
pouring water on it while it is still in his hand until you
extinguish it. This is why the Prophet si commanded the
person who touches people by the evil eye to ask Allah to
bless whatever he has envied, so that the evil thoughts
that he fels go away and are replaced by the supplication,
which is a type of good charity. The cure should be
compatible to the disease so that it has an affect on it. It is
possible that when one touches others by the evil eye that
a certain power appears on the end of his gamment, or his
sexual organ as we stated, and that it is then transferred to
the affected person or object. When it is washed by water,
the evil power will be removed. Yet again, and as we have stated, this matter has a lot to do wiih evil spirits,
which will be stopped from producing harmı if washed by
water. In addition, it might be that washing with water
serves to cool the heart and thus cures the person who was
about to touch others with the evil eye. Sometimes, when
a poisonous insect bites someone and then the insect is
killed, the bitten person feels a little relief afterwards.
This might occur because the bitten person feels joy that
the insect was killed and this feeling of elation helps to
cure the poison faster. In short, when the person who
touches others with the evil eye is washed, the evil that he
thought of or felt will be washed away with the water.
If someon: asks, "If washing with the water helps
the aggressor, then what about the victim of the evil eye?"
We say that pouring the water on victims of the
evil eye In addition helps cool the effect of the evil eye on
the victim just as it extinguished the veiled thoughts from
the aggressor's heart. Water, which is used to cool burning
iron rods, is In addition often used as a medicine with
which the doctors would concur. It is natural that the
same water used to extinguish he evil eye is used to rid
the victim of the evil eye of its effect.
Therefore, comparing the Prophctic medicine to
regular medicine that doctors use is just like comparing
the doctor's medicine to folk medicines. Rather, the
comparison is even less appropriate, for the difference between the Prophets and the doctors is profoundly
greater than the difference between the doctors and those
who are not qualified to practice medicine. You should
have discovered by now the brotheriy relation between
religion and wisdom, and that they never contradict each
other. Allah guides whom He wills to the straight path
and opens the doors of success to those who knock on
such doors. He Alone is the Source of all bounties and
irrefutable proofs. Fighting the evil eye is more likely to
be successful if one conceals his blessings from the
people
For instance, Al-Baghawi narrated that once
Uthman saw a handsome hoy and commanded, "Blacken
his cleft chin so that the evil eye does not touch him."
Al-Khattabi In addition narrated in Gharib Al
Hadith, "It was narrated that Uthman once saw a
handsome boy and that he said, 'Hide his cleft chin with
black color." Uthman wanted to hide the cleft chin of the
handsome boy using black color so that he was not
touched by the evil eye.
Another Islamic prayer formula that helps ward
off the evil eye was related by Abu 'Abdullah Al-Tayya'hi
he was once traveling for Hajj or Jihad using a good
animal. There was a man in the caravan who would never
look at something but would hring it to its demise. Abu
'Abdullah was then told, 'Preserve your camel from this man's eye' He said, 'My camel cannot be touched by
harm.' The person who touched with the evil eye was
informed of Abu 'Abdullah's response and he waited for a
chance when Abu 'Abdullah was not present and looked
at the camel which soon fell on its feet! When Abu
'Abdullah came and was told that the person had touched
it with the evil eye and that his camel was suffering, as
was evident, he said, 'Show me the man.' When he came
by him he said, In the Name of Allah a restraint that
restrains, a hard rock and a blazing star: I ask that the evil
eye returns to the person who started it and on the most
dear people to him (meaning the envious person himself)"
Allah said:
Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?" Then
look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a
state of humiliation and worn out." (67:3,4)
Then, the person known for the evil eye lost his
sight and the camel was cured.*
The Prophet's guidance on treating sickness in
general with Islamic prayer formulas Muslim narrated that Ahu Said Al-Khudri said that Jibril came to the
Prophet b and said to him:
"O Muhammad ! Are you complaining from an
illness?" He said,
"Yes." jibril then said, "In the Name of Allah I say
Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit, from every
illness that might harm you and from the evil of every evil
soul or envious evil eye. Allah will cure you, in the Name
of Allah I say Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit. "
If someone asks, "What do you say about the
Hadith that Abu Dawood narrated:
"There is no Islamic prayer fomula except for an evil
eye or fever."
To answer this question we say that the Hadith
does not deny that the Islamic prayer formulas can be
used in other instances. Rather, the Hadith only states that
the Islamic prayer formulas work best for the evil eye and
fever of all kinds. What further attests to this fact is that
the Hadith itself narrated that Sahl ihn Hunaif asked the
Prophet b. & when he was touched by the evil eye, "Do
the Islamic prayer formulas bring about benefit?" The
Prophet b then answered:
"There is no Islamic prayer formula (that works better) than in the cases of evil eye and the fever."
In addition, the various Ahadeeth in general allow
Islamie prayer formulas. For instance, Muslim narrated
that the Prophet a& allowed using Islamic prayer
formulas in the cases of the evil eye, fever and Namlah
(ant's bite or sores).
The Prophet's guidance on treating one bitten (by
an animal) by reciting Al-Fatihah
In the Sahihain [In addition At-Termezey, Ibn
Mdjah and Ahmad] it is narrated that Abu Said Al
Khudri said, "Some of the Companions of the Prophet ^
went on a journey till they reached some of the Arab
tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as
their guests but they refused. The chief of that tribe was
then bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and they
tried their best to cure him but in vain. Some of them said
(to the others), Nothing has benefited him, will you go to
tbe people who resided here at night, it may be that some
of them might possess something (as treatment), They
went to the group of the companions (of the Prophet b)
and said, 'Our chief has been bitten by a snake (or stung
by a seorpion) and we have tried everything but he has
not benefited. Have you got anything (useful)?' One of
them replied, 'Yes, by Allah! I can recite an Islamic
prayer formula, but as you have refused to accept us as
your guests, I will not recite the Islamic prayer formula for you unless you fix for us some wages for it. They
agreed to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them then
recited (The chapter Al-Fatihah): 'All the praises are for
the Lord of the Worlds' and puffod over the chief who
became alright as if hc was released from a chain, and got
up and started walking. showing no signs of sickness.
They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them
(i.e., the Companions) then suggested to divide their
earnings among themselves, but the one who performed
the recitation said, 'Do not divide them till we go to the
Prophet sg and narrate the whole story to him, and wait
for his order.' So, they went to Allah's Messenger b and
narrated the story. Allah's Messenger asked:
"How did you come to know that the chapter Al-
Fatihah could be recited as an Islamic prayer formula?"
Then he added:
"You have done the ight thing. Divide (what you
have earned) and assign a share for me as well."
It is a well-known fact that certain types of speech
have a profound effect and benefit that experience
testifies to. So how about the Words of the Lord of the
Worlds that are as preferred to the creation's speech as
Allah is preferred above His creation? Allah's Words
contain the ultimate cure, the perfect immunity, corect
guidance and an encompassing mercy, that if it was revealed to a mountain, it would turn to dust in
appreciation of Allah's Glory. Allah said:
"And We send down of the Qura'an that which is a
healing and a meicy to those who believe (in Islamic
Monotheism)
"Allah has promised those among them who
believe (i.e., all those who follow Islamic Monotheism,
the religion of Prophet Muhammad b till the Day of
Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness
and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise)."s
What could one think of the opening of the
Qura'an (AI-Fatihah, the first chapter) that is not
comparable to any Verse or chapter revealed in the
Qura'an, the Torah, the Gospel or the Zabur (that was
revealed to Prophet Dawood b). The Al-Fatihah contains
the general meaning of all the Divine Books sent down by
Allah. It contains Allah's Names and Attributes, such as
Allah, the Robb (Lord), Ar-Rahman (Most Merciful) and
Ar-Rahim Most Beneficent). It In addition aflims
Resurrection, Allah's Oneness in Lordship. It In addition
mentions the creation's dependence on Allah's help and
guidance and that He Alone grants such bounties. It In
addition contains the best and most beneficial
supplication that the creation needs:
being guided to the Straight Path that entails acquiring knowledge of His Names and Attributes,
worshipping Him alone, obeying His Commands,
refraining from His prohibitions and staying firm on this
path until death. It In addition contains the kinds of
crcation that are dividcd into those who have acquired the
bounty of knowing the Truth, and who prefer and
implement its implications. On the other hand, there are
those who have earned Allah's Anger by avoiding the
truth after knowing it and there are those who are led
astray from the True Path. These are the camps that the
creation is divided into. In addition, the Al-Fatihah
affims Predestination and the Commandments of the
religion, Allah's Names and Attributes, Resurrection and
Prophethood. It In addition puri fies the heart and
mentions Allah's Justice and Generosity. It In addition
refutes all types of innovations and evil methods. WNe
mentioned all these virtues for the AI-Fatihah in our book
that explains it, Madariju As-Salikin. Certainly, a chapter
that contains all these virtues and benefits deserves to be
used as a cure for disease, as well as an antidote for
poisonous stings.
Indeed, ALFatihah is the best cure because it
contains sincere servitude to Allah, praising Him, relating
all bounties to Him, seeking His help and support, and
invoking Him for all types of advantages, such as the
correct guidance that brings about benefit and fends off
torment. It was reported that the part in AI-Fatihah that
contains the Islamic prayer formula is what Allah said:
"You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we
ask for help (for everything)." (1:5)
Indeed, these are mighty powerful words that
contain the strongest medicine contained in this chapter.
These words entail sincere dependence and reliance on
Allah, secking refuge and help from Him and showing
meekness and need of Him. Consequently, these words
contain the best goals to seek, which is worshiping Allah
Alone. In addition they contain the best method to acquire
these goals, that is, invoking Allah for His support so that
one achieves these goals.
While I was in Mecca, I once fell sick and had no
access to a doctor or medicine. So I used to seek a cure in
The Al-Fatihah by sipping a drink from the well of
Zamzam that I recited the Al-Fatihah on. I found
complete cure in this method and I used to rely on it
wheneverI felt pain. This cure always helped me.
There is a wonderful secret in using the Al-
Fatihah as an lslamic prayer formula to treat poisons, and
Allah has created a cure for every disease as we have stated. Venomous beasts have a special effect on their
victims with their evil souls. Furthermore, the weapon
that the venomous beasts use is the needle that they use to
sting and inject the venom into their victims. Likewise,
the person who is applying the Islamic prayer fomula
will have a positive efect on the person receiving the
Islamic prayer formula, thus enhancing his chances of a
speedy recovery by Allah's wil. In this case, the victim
will feel that his strength and resolve are enhanced with
the Islamic prayer formula and the divine remedy, similar
to the relation that exists between regular medicine and
the sick person. In addition, the wetness and the air
contained in the spit of the person who recites the Islamic
prayer fomula, that contains the supplication and the
remembrance of Allah, will all enhance the chances of
recovery. Since the person who recites the Islamic prayer
formula recites it with both his heart and mouth, then
adding some of the air and moisture that exists inside his
body through the spit will maximize the cffectiveness,
power and strength of the remedy. Certainly, this mixture
of heart and soul used in the divine remedy works just as
regularmedicine works on the body.
The person who applies the slamic prayer
formula has an advantagc over the evil forces (including
poisonous snakes etc.) since he adds words of the Islamic
prayer formula and spit to the strength of his inner self to
remove the effects of the evil forces and the venom. In addition, the more strength of heart the person has, the
stronger the lslamic prayer formula he recites becomes.
There is another secret behind using spit in the divine
remcdy, which is In addition uscd by the evil forces, just
as Allah said,
"And from the evil of those who practise
witchcrafts when they blow in the knots."
The body is greatly affected by what the heart
feels and so blowing the air and spitting resembles a way
to intensify the effect of what the heart feels and intends.
Those who work sorcery tie some knots and blovw onto
them words of sorcery, which work on thc victim
although he or she might not be present. In this way, the
evil force helps transferring the words of sorccry and their
effect to the victim. When the force for good retaliatcs by
using the Islamic prayer formula and then breathing unto
the victim, the more powerful of the warring parties wins.
War between good and evil forces resemble real war that
occurs between people. The spiritual forces essentially
use and enlist physical bodies in their wars against each
other. Whoever is only concerned about the material
world will not feel any of this raging war since he is
attached to the environment that he believes in, that is, the
material world, and he is far away from the world of spiritual forces and their effect on mankind.
In short, v:hen the good spiritual force is strong
enough and feels the effects and the meanings contained
in the AL-Fatihah, along with the breathing that
accompanies reciting it, the łslamic prayer formula will
have the intended effect against the evil forces and will
thus remove their harmful esfect. Allah knows best. The
Prophet's guidance on treating scorpion stings.
The chapter Al-Ikhlas contains the essentials of
the Faith and the Creced, various aspects of Tawheed, and
attesting to and affiming Allah's Oneness that entails
denying all types and forms of shirk with Him. It In
addition entails affirming that Allah is the Sustainer,
along with asserting every type of perfection for Him.
Consequently, the creation seeks Allah for each and every
ne«
parent, an offspring, or an equal, and this is why it equals
one third of the Qura'an. Furthermore. Allah's Name "As-
This chapter In addition denies that Allah has a
Samad (the Sustainer)" that the chapter contains includes
each and every type of perfection. In addition, the chapter
denies that Allah has an equal, while Allah's Name Al
Ahad (the One) In addition denies the existence of a
partner with Allah. These are the three essential
cornerstones of Tawheed [Allah's Oneness in Lordship
and worship and in His Names and Attributes].
The Mu'awwizatan (chapters 113 and 114 of the Qura'an) In addition includes seeking refuge with Allah
from every type of evil and harm. Seeking refuge from
the evil that Allah has created includes every type of evil
that such creations, whether physical or spiritual, can ever
produce and cause. Secking refuge from the night when
its sign, (the moon), sets, entails seeking refuge from the
evil souls that thrive during the night, as opposed to the
light of the day. This is because when the darkness falls
and the moon sets, the evil forces come out. In addition,
seeking refuge from those who tie knots and blow on
thcm includes seeking refuge from the cvil of sorcerers
and their sorcery. In addition, seeking refuge from
envious people means seeking refuge from the evil forces
that cause harm through the envious people's bodies and
sight. The second chapter (I 14) of the Moaw'azatan
entails seeking refuge from the evil of humans and Jinn.
Consequently, the two Moaw'azatan entail seeking refuge
from every type of evil. Therefore, they have a great
benefit as a shield against evil before it occurs. This is
why the Messenger of Allah b advised 'Uqbah bin Amir
to recite them after every prayer, as At-Termezey has
narrated. This advice from the Prophet ^ contains a great
secret and benefit that helps repulse all types of evil
during the time betwcen the prayers. The Prophet s& In
addition described the Moaw'azatan when he said:
"No one who seeks refuge can ever find a refuge
like them."
It was In addition reported that when the Prophet was the victim of sorcery the spell contained cleven
knots tied each with a special incantation blown on it, and
that whenever Jibril Up recitcd a Verse from the
Moaw'azatan,
were untied. Then, the Prophet gig was cured, as if being
released from a restraining chain.
knot was untied, until all eleven knots
As for using regular medicines to cure scorpion
sting, salt has a great value in this regard. The author of
Al-Qanoon said, "Salt should be used in a bandage with
linen seeds to cure the scorpion's sting." Salt helps
dissolve the poison, which has a burning pain that needs
to be cooled. The cool moisture contained in the linen
seed cools the pain, while the salt helps extract and
remove the poison. This is one of the best and easiest
types of remedies for scorpion stings, which require
cooling the pain and extracting the venom. Allah knows
best.
Muslim narrated that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man
came to the Prophet ^ and said to him, 'O Messenger of
Allah bl have suffered greatly from a scorpion that stung
me last night." The Prophet b said:
"Had you said these words when you went to
sleep, 'I seek refuge with Allat's Perfect Words from the
evil of what He has crcated, it would not have harmed
you." [Ahmad]
Know that the Divine cures help after one catches
a disease and In addition help prevent if from happening.
If any type of harm befalls one afterwards, it will not be
severe. Natural medieines, on the other hand. only help
after the disease attacks. Islamic prayer formulas and the
various supplications either prevent the discase from
happening or make it milder after it happens, depending
on the strength of soul and heart of the sick person.
Therefore, the Islamic prayer formulas and supplications
are used as prever.cive measures and In addition as a cure.
As for prevention, in the Sahihain it is narrated
that A'esha said:
"Whenever the Messenger of Allah se would go to
bed, he used to breathe into bis hands with
Qul huwa Allahu Ahad (Al- Ikhlas) and the
Moaw'azatan." He then would wipe his face and whatever
he could reach of bis body with his hands."
In addition, in the Sahihain it is narrated that the
Prophet b said:
"Whoever reads the last two Verses from Chapter
Al-Kaqarah (the second chapter in the Qura'an), at night,
they will be enough for him."
In addition, Muslim narrated that the Prophet b. said:
"Whoever resided in a place and said, 'I seek
refuge with Allah's Perfect Words from thc evil of what
He has created,' then nothing will harm him until he
departs that place."
Abu Dawood In addition narrated that the
Messenger of Allah ^ used to say at night when he was
traveling:
O land! My Lord and your Lord is Allah. I seck
refuge with Allah from your evil, from the evil of
whatever is in you and from the evil of whatever walks on
your surface. I seek refuge with Allah from a lion, a
despot (or jinn), a snake and a scorpion and from those
who reside in this land, and from the begctter (son of
Adam) and that which he begot."
As for the second benefit of Ruqyah, providing a
cure, we mentioned healing the ill person by reciting the
Al-Fatihah and In addition reciting the Ruqyah to cure
scorpion stings. The Prophet's guidance in treating the
Namlah.
We mentioned the Hadith narrated by Anas & AI^
in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet of Allah b allowed
using the Ruqyah from every type of fever, evil eye and
Namlah.
In addition, Abu Dawood narrated that Ash-Shifaa
bint Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah came by
while I was with Hafsah and said:
"Wliy (lo you not teach her (Hafsah, his wife) the
Ruqyah from Namlah as you taught her how to write."
An-Namlah, literally, the ant, is called as such because it
is a type of swelling that appears on the sides of the body.
The Namlah is a known disease and causes a type of sting
in the sides that makes one think that an ant is crawling on
his side and biting him. There are three types of this
disease.
Al-Khallal narrated that Ash-Shifaa bint Abdullah
used to recite Rugyah from the Namlah during the time
before Islam. When she emigrated to the Prophet b in
Medina, after she had given him her pledge of allegiance
in Mecca, she said, "O Messenger of Allah! I used to
recite the Rugyah from the Namlah during the time of
jahiliyyah before Islam) and I want to read it to you."
She recited it to him, "In the Name of Allab! May the
harm be extracted until it goes back to where it came from
without harming anyone. 0 Allah! Remove the harm, O
Lord of the people." She used to recite it on a clean
branch of wood seven times, choose a clean place, rub the
branch on a clean stone with sour wine vinegar and then
anoint the affected area with it. The Hadith In addition
asserts the fact that it is legislated to teach women to read and write.
For sihr.
•Surah fatiha
•Ayatul kursi
•Surah al araf 117-122
•Surah yunus 81-82
•Surah taha 69
• Surah falaq
•Surah naas
For jinn possession
These surah are to be recited, Drink water over which quran has been recited. Apply olive oil on which quran has been recited.
•Surah fatiha
•Surah baqarah(complete)
•Surah yusuf
•Surah noor
• Surah saaf faat
• Surah ikhlaas
•Surah falaq
•Surah naas
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