Section: It is Permissible to Blow when making Ruqyah Before Reciting, whilst Reciting or after Reciting

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1. Blowing (lightly spitting) before reciting: 'A'ishah (Ra) said, "Whenever the Prophet would go to bed each night, he would cup both his hands together, then blow onto them and recite into them..." [Bukhāri, no. 5017]2. Blowing whilst reciting: "Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) would go to bed each night, he would cup both his hands together, then blow into them with the Surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nās..." [Bukhāri, no. 5748] Ibn Hajr de stated, "Meaning, he would recite these verses and blow whilst reciting (into his hands).” [Fathul-Bāri, 10/210]3. Spitting lightly or blowing after reciting: The story of 'Alqamah (Ra) when he passed by a people who had a man fettered because he was overcome by madness, The people said to 'Alqamah (Ra), "Have you something with which you can cure him?" So he recited Surah Al-Fatihah and he was cured. In a narration, "He recited Surah Al-Fātihah over him for three days-morning and evening.Whenever he finished reciting it, he collected some of his saliva and spat it out-and the man seemed as if he were set free from a bond. So, they gave him one hundred sheep as payment." [Abu Dawūd, nos. 3896-3897, and graded saheeh by Al-Albāni.]

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