S20 - Hadrat Mugheerah ibn Shu'uba (ra) - A fee can be taken for performing Ruqya

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Al-Mugheera Ibn Shu’ba رضي الله عنه (S20) 🐑 🐑 🐑 The Messenger ﷺ told Uthman Ibn Abu Al-Aas رضي الله عنه: “When leading the people in prayer, use the weakest as your guide, and only appoint a muedhin who calls to prayer at no cost” (I.e for Allah’s (swt) sake). Once Uthmaan Ibn Abu Al-Aas رضي الله عنه noticed an impeding feeling whilst leading the prayer. He went to The Messenger ﷺ and told him of this. The Messenger ﷺ placed his hand on Uthmaan’s رضي الله عنه chest and put some spittle into his mouth, he ﷺ said: “Get out, O enemy of Islam” this was done thrice. Thus, the shaytaan left uthmaan’s رضي الله عنه body and he رضي الله عنه said he never felt it again. This is called a ‘Partial possession’, it is the weakest form of possession. There is also a ‘half-possession’ where one is in a normal state, but sometimes slips into a state. A child had this at the time of our Messenger ﷺ and he ﷺ treated him also. The worst state of possession is the ‘complete possession’ the person is in a complete state, where the Shayateen takes control and the person loses his senses. A person also had this at the time our Messenger ﷺ, he ﷺ turned him around and struck his back whilst commanding the shaytaan to leave. The persons eyes returned to normal and the people said he was now the best amongst his people. A fee can be taken for performing Ruqya, however it shouldn’t be too much as to cause strain on the family providing it. A woman offered the Messenger ﷺ three sheep but he ﷺ only took one.