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What is the ruling on going to a legitimate raqi who asks for money, and is it possible to be certain of the presence of envy or sorcery?

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Legally permissible Ruqyah is allowed even for those who are not afflicted, and it is permissible for the reciter of Ruqyah to take a fee for it, as Abu Sa'id al-Khudri did. The reciter does not cure anyone; healing is in the hands of Allah alone. If no benefit is achieved, one can seek another reciter or consult psychiatrists.

Regarding what the reciter took: If the transaction was a lease (i.e., requesting the recitation without stipulating a cure), then he has the right to the fee. However, if he stipulated a cure, then it is considered a Ja'alah (a contract for a reward contingent on an outcome), and he is not entitled to anything unless the cure occurs.

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