How to perform ruqya Healing through the Quran Ruqya is treatment through recitation. Recite the following an odd number of times i.e. 1,3 or 7 times (7 is preferable). It is up to you how many times you recite these. Though you may only recite it once, or you can recite them as much as possible, such as 7 times each. However it has been the experience of shuyukh that reciting them all 3 times is a good practice. Surat al Fatihah Ayatul Kursi The last two verses from Surat al Baqarah Surat al Iklas, al Falaq and an Nas The 6 verses of shifa The du’a for cure from the sunnah: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا Allahumma Raban-nas, adh-hibil-ba’sa, washfi Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a il-la shifa ook, shifa’an la yu-ghadiru saqama ‘O Allah take away the hardship, O Lord of mankind, give shifa, You are the One who cures, there is no cure except Your shifa, a cure that will not leave any sickness.’ Verses of shifa There are six verses of healing (shifa) in the Qur’an. The most well-known verse of shifa and also the most powerful is: ‘And when I am ill, it is He who cures me’, (26:80) wa iza maridtu fahuwa yashfeen وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ This was the supplication of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and should be recited placing one’s hand on the chest. The 6 ayahs of healing وَيَشْفِ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ wa yashfi sudoora qawmim mu’mineen And heal the breasts of a believing people (Tawbah 9:14) وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِين wa idha maridtu fahuwa yashfeen And when I am ill, it is He who cures me (Shu’ara 26:80)  وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ wa shifaaa’ul limaa fis-sudoori wa hudan … Continue reading How to perform Ruqya for Shifa