All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and companions.
A balanced Muslim understanding is to combine Islamic ruqyah with permissible medical treatment. A Muslim should not make ruqyah a replacement for every form of treatment, and should not treat medicine as an independent cause apart from Allah. Healing is from Allah alone, and the Qur'an, supplication, and medicine are all means that benefit only by His permission.
Allah says about Ibrahim, peace be upon him: "And when I am ill, it is He who cures me." [Ash-Shu'ara': 80]
قال الله تعالى عن إبراهيم عليه السلام: {وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ} [الشعراء: 80].
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Seek treatment, servants of Allah, for Allah has not placed a disease except that He has placed for it a cure." Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, and others; authenticated or graded hasan by a number of scholars.
This shows that seeking treatment does not contradict tawakkul. Rather, it is part of taking the lawful means.
Ruqyah with the Qur'an and authentic supplications is a lawful means of healing and protection. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed ruqyah for himself and others, and he approved his companions' ruqyah with Al-Fatihah.
Medical treatment is a physical means known through experience and expertise, such as medication, surgery, psychological treatment, nutrition, and rest. There is no conflict between it and ruqyah.
He says the authentic supplication:
Then he says:
Narrated by Muslim.
Along with this, he should see a doctor if the pain is severe, recurring, or accompanied by serious warning signs.
He turns to Allah in du'a, maintains the adhkar, and this does not prevent him from seeking advice or permissible treatment when needed.
It is treated with what benefits by Allah's permission: ruqyah, du'a, and adhkar, together with permissible psychological or medical treatment when needed. A Muslim should not shame someone who needs a mental health professional, just as he should not abandon the remembrance of Allah.
No. It is part of taking lawful means. True tawakkul combines the heart's reliance upon Allah with taking permissible means.
Ruqyah may be enough by Allah's permission, and a person may also need another treatment. The matter belongs to Allah, and the means are varied.
Yes. This is the balanced understanding: ruqyah, du'a, and permissible medicine.
When there is severe pain, serious symptoms, recurring illness, psychological distress that affects daily life, or any condition where harm is feared.
Ruqyah and medical treatment are not opposing paths. Both are means from which a Muslim may benefit by Allah's permission. Let the heart remain attached to Allah, let the Muslim recite the Qur'an and make du'a, and let him take permissible medical means, for all healing is from Allah alone.