Lesson 4 – My notes
The
disease and the Cure الداء و الدواء
By Ibn
Qayyim
Read by
Hassan Somali
Ibn Qayyim said
We must pay attention to a matters; athkar, ayat of the
Quran and supplications used to cure sickness – perform Ruqyah.
These are a cure in themselves - however they require acceptance from the
place they are applied and strength of conviction from the one giving.
If the sickness if not cured then it is due to weakness of
the one applying it or the lack of acceptance in the one given.
If body accepted remedy, would be beneficial.
Likewise the heart – if upright and sound – the rest of the
body will be sound. If it is corrupt then the whole body will be corrupt.
If the heart accepts ruqyah and accept supplications that
comprise of seeking refuge, If accepted and one performs it with full conviction
and applies it with care – it will be affective in removing disease.
Shaykh Fawzan said:
Qur’an is a cure – there is no doubt in this. The outcome
depends on us – how we apply it. Are we applying it with certainty and true
faith.
Or are we heedless and not conscious of it as a cure.
Surah al Fatiha is a cure – if you recite it without faith
though and without focus of heart – it won’t benefit you.
The place has to accept the treatment. The person has to be
certain and believe in the Quran as a cure.
“We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the
believers”. 17:82
If a person finds that the disease has not been treated – it
can be due to the weakness of the one performing the ruqyah. Either person performing
on oneself or the Raqqi – IT IS NOT THE WEAKNESS OF QURAN.
The Quran is the perfect speech of Allah.
Shaykh Fawzan:
The means will not benefit unless you remove everything that
will block the remedy and prevent it from being effective.
If the heart totally accepts the Ruqyah and duaa – it will
have effect in removing disease.
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This is a condition of benefiting from ruqyah –
both the performer and accepter must accept faith and quran.
Dua of the Prophet:
“Oh Allah, we ask you to make the Quran the spring of our
hearts”
Supplication – Dua
When My servants ask you ˹O
Prophet˺ about Me: I am
truly nearby. I respond to one’s prayer when
they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with
obedience˺ to Me and
believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to
the Right Way˺. 2:186
Allah says in the Quran – I answer supplications.
If you want to repel something you don’t like – supplicate.
If the heart is not focused when making dua – it is like a
weak bow – it will not hit the target.
Ibn Qayyim
If your dua does not have the desired effect – then something
is stopping it
Consuming/ eating unlawful (haram, drugs)
Oppression
Sins
Overwhelming state of heedlessness
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, said, “Call upon Allah with certainty that He will
answer you. Know that Allah will not answer the supplication of an unmindful
and distracted heart.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3479
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani
Allah said: call upon me and I will answer.
BE CERTAIN
Allah will not accept dua from headless and inattentive heart.
DUA IS A CURE
Heedlessness of the heart nullifies its strength.
Consuming haram with nullify the strength of the dua.
Proof of this is in the following hadith:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, said, “O people, Allah is purely good, and He only
accepts what is purely good. Verily, Allah has commanded the believers as He
has commanded His Messengers. Allah said: O Messengers, eat from wholesome
foods and act righteously, for I know what you do (23:51). And
Allah said: O you who believe, eat from wholesome food We have provided for
you,” (2:172). Then, the Prophet mentioned a man who travelled far,
becoming dishevelled and dusty, and he raised his hands to the sky, saying, “O
Lord! O Lord!” Yet his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is
unlawful, and he is nourished by the unlawful, so how can he be answered?
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1015
Grade: Sahih (authentic)
according to Muslim
