Ruqyat al-Abrar
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Ruqyat al-Abrar (The Ruqyah of the Righteous) is a short treatise on Quranic spiritual healing (ruqyah) compiled by the contemporary Saudi scholar Khalid al-Juraysi .
Background and Purpose
The treatise is subtitled Ruqyah Qur’āniyyah min al-‘Ayn wa-al-Ḥasad wa-al-Siḥr ("A Quranic Incantation against the Evil Eye, Envy, and Sorcery") . Al-Juraysi selected and compiled its verses from material previously included in two of his larger works, al-Taḥṣīn min Kayd al-Shayāṭīn ("Fortification Against the Plots of Devils") and al-Ḥidhr min al-Siḥr ("Caution Against Sorcery"), providing a concise, accessible compilation for individuals wishing to perform spiritual healing upon themselves, their families, or others .
The work features a foreword written by the Saudi jurist Abdullah ibn Jibreen, dated 9 Shawwal 1427 AH (2006 CE), in which he endorsed the treatise and praised its exclusive reliance on Quranic passages for spiritual protection and treatment against sorcery, envy, and harmful spiritual influences .
Guidelines and Structure
Before presenting the Quranic selections, the author outlines general etiquettes and guidelines to be observed when performing ruqyah :
- Ensuring that both the practitioner (al-rāqī) and the patient (al-marqī) are in a complete state of ritual purity (ṭahārah) .
- Facing the direction of prayer (qiblah) during recitation .
- Maintaining reflection (tadabbur), reverence (khushū‘), mindfulness of God's majesty, and reliance upon Him .
- Permissibility of dry-spitting or light blowing with moisture (nafth) during and after recitation .
- The preference of placing a hand upon the forehead or over the site of pain where possible, while observing the prohibition against physically touching non-mahram women .
- Reciting in a moderate tone audible to the person being treated .
- Adapting the verbal formulations according to whether the recitation is directed at oneself, another person, or a group .
The text then sets out the curated sequence of Quranic verses intended for recitation, beginning with seeking refuge from Satan, followed by Surat al-Fatihah and selected passages from Surat al-Baqarah—including its opening verses, the Throne Verse (Ayat al-Kursi), and its concluding verses .
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