If a person has a brush with an evil spirit and
he becomes possessed then he or she urgently
needs the help of an exorcist. An Islamic
exorcist is a spiritual healer (Raaqi) who has
mystical powers by using which he can expel
the evil spirits from a person or place.
Allah (swt) said in the Holy Quran:
“And We send down of the Quran that which is
a healing and a mercy to the believers, and the
believers it causes not except loss” (TMQ-17:82)
An Islamic exorcist can drive out an evil spirit
from a person’s body by performing Ruqyah
with the Quranic verses. It goes without saying
that a Raaqi should be a pious person who has
knowledge of Islam and knows about the
healing methods which are in accordance with
the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Narrated Awf Bin alik-Al-Ashjai :Awf Bin alik-Al-
Ashjai said to the Prophet (pbuh), ‘OAllah’s
Messenger! We used to apply ruqyah during
Jahilliyah. What do you think of that? He
replied: ‘Present your ruqyah to me There is
nothing wrong with them as long as they do not
involve shirk”. (Muslim)
There is evidence from the ahadith which shows
that Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) used to
exorcise those who suffered from evil eye and
demonic possessions. Prophet Isa (as) also used
to exorcise those who were demonically
possessed.
Umm Aban Binte Al-Wazi Ibn Zare ibn Amir Al
Abdi narrates from her father that her grand
father Az- Zare went to Allah’s Messenger
(pbuh) with his possessed, insane son (or his
nephew). She says that my grandfather said,
‘When we came to Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) I
said, ‘I have come to you with my son (or
nephew) who is possessed so that you may pray
to Allah Almighty for him. Allah’s Apostle
(pbuh) said, ‘Bring him to me”.
He further says, “I had taken the child to the
Holy Prophet while the child was mounted. So I
dismounted him and I took off his travel clothes
and made him wear a pair of beautiful clothes.
Then I too hold of his hand and took him to
Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) who said, ‘Bring him
closer to me and put his back towards me”. He
also ordered for his clothes to be taken off. The
he raised his hands and put them in such a
way that I could see his arm pits. He was
saying, ‘Come out O enemy of Allah! Then the
boy began to gaze with his true eyes and not
with the previous gaze. Then the Allah’s
Messenger (pbuh) made the boy sit in front of
him and sent for some water with which he
wiped the child’s face and then he prayed for
the child. After the Holy Prophet’s (pbuh)
prayer no one in the group was superior to the
child (i.e. in intelligence and understanding).
(Musnad Imam Ahmad and Sunan Abu Dawood)
According to the ahadith, it is only the exorcism
which is done through the Quranic verses and
that which does not involve any kind of Shirk or
polytheism which is allowed in Islam. Any other
method which deviates from the principal of
Tawhid or the oneness of Allah (swt) will be
considered to be invalid and an exaggeration.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
