Praise be to Allah.
Reciting over saffron water, then dipping pieces of paper in it and selling them to people for them to seek a cure from them – this is an action which is not permitted and it must be prevented, because it is a kind of cheating and consuming people’s wealth unlawfully. It is not the kind of shar’i ruqyah which some scholars said is permitted, which is to write aayahs clearly on a piece of paper using something pure, then to wash that writing off and drink the water.
[Translator’s note: ruqyah i.e., reciting Qur’aan and du’aa’s over the sick for the purpose of seeking healing]
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