- The routine is simple: wudu, intention, refuge, recitation, blowing and wiping, dua.
- Use only Quran and supplications from the Prophet, peace be upon him. Nothing else is needed.
- The Prophet’s own practice: recite the three Quls, blow into the palms and wipe the body, three times before sleep (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017).
- Make it a daily habit with the morning and evening adhkar, not an emergency measure.
- It supports, and never replaces, medical care. Stay in touch with your doctor.
Self-ruqyah is a spiritual practice that sits beside medical care. If you are in pain, anxious, struggling to sleep, low in mood or worried about your health, see a doctor. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, contact emergency services or a crisis line in your country now. You are not weak for needing help.
Before you begin
Most people who ask how to do ruqyah on themselves expect something complicated. It is not. The Prophet, peace be upon him, did it for himself, and the narrations describe a handful of actions, which any Muslim can learn in an afternoon.
There are, though, two things you want to have in place before you start.
- The recitations, learned properly. Reciting with mistakes in the letters or the meaning does not make the practice invalid, but the Quran deserves your best effort. If you stumble on Ayat al-Kursi, practise it with a teacher or an audio recitation.
- The right belief. You are asking Allah. The words are a means, and the healing is from Him. If you keep that clear, the rest is easy.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, spoke of people who enter Paradise without reckoning, and described them as those who do not ask others to perform ruqyah for them, and who put their trust in their Lord (Sahih al-Bukhari 5705, Sahih Muslim 220). Scholars explain that asking another person is permitted, but reciting over yourself and relying on Allah is the stronger position. So learn it yourself.
The routine, step by step
The complete routine is below. Read it once, then use the numbered sections that follow for the Arabic and the details. You can do the whole sequence in about ten minutes, and the short version, the three Quls and Ayat al-Kursi, in less than three.
- Make wudu and sit somewhere quiet. Make your intention.
- Seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, and say Bismillah.
- Recite Al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi, the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas.
- Blow lightly into your palms and wipe over your head, face and body. Do this three times.
- If there is a place of pain, put your hand on it and make the supplication from the Sunnah.
- Close with dua, and thank Allah.
1. Wudu and intention
Wudu is not a condition for reciting the Quran from memory, but it is recommended and it brings a calm that you will notice. Wash as you would for prayer, then sit facing the qiblah if you can. Turn off the television, put the phone on silent, and ask yourself what you are doing. You are not summoning a power. You are speaking to the One who has the power over everything.
Your intention can be a single sentence in your heart: I am reciting the words of Allah to seek His protection and healing.
2. Seek refuge and begin
The Quran instructs us on how to begin recitation:
فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
Quran, Surah An-Nahl 16:98So say: A’udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim (I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the accursed), then Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim.
3. The recitations
Take your time. Rushing is the most common fault. Allah’s words are not made more powerful by speed, and a slow, present recitation is far better than a fast, absent one.
Al-Fatihah
It is the surah the companion recited over the chief in the story of Sahih al-Bukhari 5736, and the one every Muslim recites in every rakah. Because of that story, some scholars speak of it simply as “the ruqyah”.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿1﴾ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿2﴾ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿3﴾ مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿4﴾ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿5﴾ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿6﴾ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿7﴾
bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi · al-ḥamdu lillahi rabbi l-ʿālamīna · al-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi · māliki yawmi l-dīni · iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu · ih'dinā l-ṣirāṭa l-mus'taqīma · ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā l-ḍālīna
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds - (3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. (5) It is You we worship and You we ask for help. (6) Guide us to the straight path - (7) The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
Quran, Surah Al-Fatihah 1:1-7Ayat al-Kursi
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, was told by Shaytan himself that whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi at night will have a protector from Allah over him and Shaytan will not come near until morning, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, confirmed it (Sahih al-Bukhari 5010).
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa l-ḥayu l-qayūmu lā takhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idh'nihi yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bishayin min ʿil'mihi illā bimā shāa wasiʿa kur'siyyuhu l-samāwāti wal-arḍa walā yaūduhu ḥif'ẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʿaliyu l-ʿaẓīmu
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255The last two ayat of Al-Baqarah
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said that whoever recites them at night, they will suffice him (Sahih al-Bukhari 5009, Sahih Muslim 807). Scholars have explained this “sufficing” as protection from harm, and some say it also suffices for the night prayer. Both meanings are hoped for.
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿285﴾ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿286﴾
āmana l-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wal-mu'minūna kullun āmana bil-lahi wamalāikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulihi waqālū samiʿ'nā wa-aṭaʿnā ghuf'rānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru · lā yukallifu l-lahu nafsan illā wus'ʿahā lahā mā kasabat waʿalayhā mā ik'tasabat rabbanā lā tuākhidh'nā in nasīnā aw akhṭanā rabbanā walā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣ'ran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā rabbanā walā tuḥammil'nā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi wa-uʿ'fu ʿannā wa-igh'fir lanā wa-ir'ḥamnā anta mawlānā fa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna
(285) The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination." (286) Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:285-286The three Quls
These three short surahs are known as the Mu’awwidhat, the surahs of seeking refuge, although the first, Al-Ikhlas, speaks about Allah’s oneness. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, was ill, he recited them over himself (Sahih al-Bukhari 5016).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿1﴾ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿2﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿3﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿4﴾
qul huwa l-lahu aḥadun · al-lahu l-ṣamadu · lam yalid walam yūlad · walam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun
(1) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (3) He neither begets nor is born, (4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
Quran, Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿1﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿2﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿3﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿4﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿5﴾
qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaqi · min sharri mā khalaqa · wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba · wamin sharri l-nafāthāti fī l-ʿuqadi · wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (2) From the evil of that which He created (3) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (4) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (5) And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
Quran, Surah Al-Falaq 113:1-5بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿1﴾ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿2﴾ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿3﴾ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿4﴾ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿5﴾ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿6﴾
qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-nāsi · maliki l-nāsi · ilāhi l-nāsi · min sharri l-waswāsi l-khanāsi · alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri l-nāsi · mina l-jinati wal-nāsi
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind, (4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer - (5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - (6) From among the jinn and mankind."
Quran, Surah An-Nas 114:1-64. Blowing and wiping
This is the moment people often get wrong, so here is the description from the hadith. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that every night, when the Prophet, peace be upon him, went to his bed, he would cup his hands together and blow into them, recite Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, then wipe over as much of his body as he could, beginning with his head and face and the front of his body. He did that three times (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017).
- Cup your hands together in front of your face, as in dua.
- Recite the three Quls (or the longer sequence above).
- Blow lightly into your palms. The word used is nafath, which is a soft breath with a hint of moisture, not spitting.
- Wipe both hands over your head, your face, then as much of your body as they will reach, front first.
- Repeat the whole sequence three times.
If you want to recite for a particular complaint, you can also blow lightly towards the area. That is all.
5. A hand on the place of pain
Uthman ibn Abi al-As, may Allah be pleased with him, complained to the Prophet, peace be upon him, of a pain that had been in his body since he became Muslim. The Prophet, peace be upon him, told him to place his hand where he felt the pain, to say Bismillah three times, and then to say the following seven times (Sahih Muslim 2202).
أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
A’udhu bi’izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir.
I seek refuge in the might of Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel and fear.
Sahih Muslim 2202The same teaching shows the right order of things. A person has a pain, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, gives them something to say, trusting in Allah, with the practical step of the hand placed on the sore place. If the pain persists, it needs a doctor’s examination.
6. Ending with dua
Finish by raising your hands and asking for what you need, in your own words and your own language. Two supplications from the Quran fit well, both made by prophets in hardship.
۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."
Quran, Surah Al-Anbiya 21:83وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًۭا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
Quran, Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87Then say the dua for healing that the Prophet, peace be upon him, made over the sick:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Allahumma rabban-nas, adhhibil-ba’s, ishfi wa antash-shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uk, shifa’an la yughadiru saqama.
O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the harm. Heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5675, Sahih Muslim 2191Do not rush to stand up. Sit for a minute, and thank Allah that He allowed you to remember Him.
Making it a daily habit
This is the heart of it. A person who recites on the day of difficulty only, and forgets it after, is using ruqyah like a pill. The Sunnah is gentler and steadier. Fix a few moments in the day and the rest follows.
- After Fajr and after Asr or Maghrib: the three Quls, three times each, and Ayat al-Kursi. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said that reciting the three Quls morning and evening is sufficient for you in all things (Abu Dawud 5082).
- Before sleep: the full sequence above, with the cupped hands, blowing and wiping. Ayat al-Kursi and the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah.
- In the home: recite Surah Al-Baqarah, in whole or in part, in your house. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said that Shaytan flees from the house in which Al-Baqarah is recited (Sahih Muslim 780).
- At a new place: when you stop somewhere on a trip, say the dua of protection from the sayings of Allah. The details are in our guide to protection from sihr.
If that seems like a lot, begin with one thing. Ayat al-Kursi after every obligatory prayer, for example. Add another when the first is easy. A small habit that you keep is worth ten large ones that you drop after a week. The full set for those two times of day is in the morning and evening adhkar, with Arabic and meaning.
Water, honey and olive oil
Many people ask about reciting over water, drinking it, bathing with it, or using honey and olive oil. Here is what can be said without exaggeration.
- Honey is mentioned in the Quran as a drink “in which there is healing for people” (16:69). A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, saying his brother had a stomach complaint. He told him to give him honey, and when it came again, he said, “Allah has spoken the truth, and your brother’s stomach has lied” (Sahih al-Bukhari 5684). That is advice about a food and a medicine, not about ruqyah.
- Olive oil is mentioned in the Sunnah as a blessed food that can be eaten and applied (Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 1851). Scholars differ on the strength of the chain, and again it is a food, not a spiritual ritual.
- Reciting over water. There is no sound hadith that prescribes a method of reciting over water and drinking it. Some scholars have allowed it, by analogy with reciting and blowing over a person, and others discourage it to avoid inventing a ritual. If you drink water after reciting, do so as a hope in Allah’s blessing, and not as a required step.
The safe course: treat all three as optional, with no special power, and never let them become the centre of the practice. The centre is the Quran, the dua, and your trust in Allah.
Mistakes to avoid
- Treating it as a magic formula, repeating until you “feel” something, or believing that one ayah must be said a precise number of times.
- Searching for a cause. Spending hours trying to decide whether you are affected by the eye, by sihr or by a jinn. You cannot know, and the search creates fear.
- Neglecting prayer. No recitation substitutes for the five prayers. They are the foundation of your protection.
- Ignoring the doctor, stopping medication or delaying a check-up.
- Inventing extras: special days, special numbers, written verses, ink or smoke. Stay with what is reported.
- Going to unknown “healers” because the first attempts did not seem to work.
If you do not feel better
This is the question that matters most, and it deserves a straight answer. Sometimes, you will not feel better, at least not the way you hoped. That does not mean you recited incorrectly or that Allah is ignoring you. The Prophet Ayyub, peace be upon him, was ill for years. The most beloved of creation, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, went through illness and loss.
Allah’s answer may come as relief, as patience, as forgiveness of sins, or as something we only understand later. The Quran does not promise a pain-free life. It promises that Allah is with those who are patient (2:153), and that He is enough for the one who relies on Him.
وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَٰلِغُ أَمْرِهِۦ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدْرًۭا
And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.
Quran, Surah At-Talaq 65:3In the meantime, look after the practical things: sleep, food, movement, company, treatment. Recite, but also talk to someone you trust, and see a doctor. If you want to learn the recitations with proper pronunciation, or to teach them to your children, book a free 30-minute class and a teacher will go through them with you, and the guide to what ruqyah is explains the principles behind everything above.
Ruqyah on yourself: your questions
Make wudu, sit calmly, seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan and say Bismillah. Recite Al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi, the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, blow lightly into your palms and wipe them over your head, face and body, as the Prophet, peace be upon him, did (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017). Finish with a dua for healing and leave the result to Allah.
Wudu is not a condition, and you may recite the Quran without it, unless you need to touch the mushaf. It is recommended, since it keeps you in a clean and attentive state. If you are in a state of major impurity (janabah), you should not recite the Quran until you have taken ghusl, though you may make dhikr and dua.
Any time is valid. Most people find it easiest after Fajr and after Maghrib, which are also the times of the morning and evening adhkar, and again before sleeping, when the Prophet, peace be upon him, recited the three Quls and Ayat al-Kursi (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017, 5010).
The Prophet, peace be upon him, recited the three Quls once and then blew and wiped, repeating the whole action three times at bedtime (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017). In the morning and evening, he taught that they be recited three times each (Abu Dawud 5082). For a specific complaint, there is no fixed number, so recite calmly and without counting obsessively.
There is no authentic narration prescribing a particular method for reciting over water or oil, so it is not a Sunnah ritual. Some scholars permit it as a form of ruqyah, others prefer to avoid it. Honey (Quran 16:69, Sahih al-Bukhari 5684) and olive oil (Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 1851) are beneficial foods in themselves. If you use them, treat them as ordinary ones, with no belief that they hold power on their own.
That is normal and does not mean it failed or was rejected. Ruqyah is a supplication, and the answer may be relief, patience, or something else Allah knows is better. Keep your focus on the meaning, and be steady in your prayers.
Stay calm, stop for a while, drink some water and see a doctor if you have physical symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations or panic. Do not assume a spiritual cause. If the feelings continue, speak to a doctor or a trusted adult about them, and carry on with your prayers and adhkar.
Yes. Parents recite over their children, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to seek refuge for Hasan and Husayn with a dua of protection (Sahih al-Bukhari 3371). Recite gently, blow lightly, and teach the child the short surahs when they are old enough. A child with a fever, pain or fear still needs a doctor.
Either is accepted. A quiet, audible recitation, where you can hear yourself, helps focus and helps the blowing that follows. In public or around others, recite quietly so as not to disturb them.
Sources
This routine follows the practice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, as reported in the sources below. It is educational guidance, not a fatwa or medical advice.
- Quran: 1:1-7, 2:255, 2:285-286, 16:69, 21:83, 21:87, 112, 113, 114.
- Sahih al-Bukhari: 3371, 5009, 5010, 5016, 5017, 5684, 5705.
- Sahih Muslim: 220, 780, 807, 2192, 2200, 2202.
- Other collections: Abu Dawud 5082; Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 1851.
