Taking payment for reciting Qur’aan over a sick person
Question

                We heard that some of those who use the Qur’aan for treatment – by reading Qur’aan and du’aa’s prescribed in sharee’ah over water or perfumed oil for the treatment of sihr (witchcraft), the evil eye and the touch of the Shaytaan (madness) – take payment for doing that. Is this permissible according  to sharee’ah? Does reciting over oil or water come under the same ruling as reciting over the patient himself for the purpose of treatment?
Praise be to Allah.There is nothing wrong with taking payment for treating the sick by 
          means of ruqyah, because 
          it was reported in al-Saheehayn 
          that a group of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) went 
          to a tribe among the Arabs who did not offer them hospitality. Their 
          chief was stung, and they did everything but to no avail. Then they 
          came to that group of Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) and 
          said, “Is there any raaqi 
          (one who does ruqyah) 
          among you? For our chief have been stung.” They said, “Yes, but you 
          did not offer us hospitality, so we will not do ruqyah 
          for him unless we make a deal.” So they agreed upon a number of sheep, 
          then one of the Sahaabah did ruqyah 
          for him by reciting Soorat al-Faatihah, 
          and he recovered. They gave them what had been agreed upon, then the 
          Sahaabah said to one another, “Let us not do anything until we tell 
          the Prophet  (peace and blessings 
          of Allaah be upon him).” When they came to Madeenah, they told him about 
          it and he said, “You did the right thing.” There is nothing wrong with 
          reciting into water or oil to treat the sick, the one who is affected 
          by sihr (witchcraft) or 
          the insane, but reciting over the sick person and blowing onto him is 
          better and is preferable. Abu Dawood (may Allaah have mercy on him) 
          narrated with a hasan isnaad 
          that the Prophet  (peace and blessings 
          of Allaah be upon him) recited into water for Thaabit ibn Qays ibn Shammaas, 
          then he poured it over him. The Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “There is nothing 
          wrong with ruqyah so long 
          as it does not involve shirk.” 
          This saheeh hadeeth includes the sick person doing ruqyah 
          for himself, and doing ruqyah 
          by reciting into water, oil, etc. And Allaah is the Source of strength.