How often should ruqya be performed?

Daily, and briefly, beats occasional and intensive. This is the single most useful thing to understand about treatment.

A workable routine

• Morning and evening adhkar, which include most of the core verses anyway
• Self-ruqya once daily, around ten minutes
• Bathing with ruqya water daily during an active treatment period
• Ayat al-Kursi after each prayer and before sleeping
• Sessions with a practitioner, if needed, weekly or fortnightly rather than daily

Why frequency matters more than intensity: people who attend one long dramatic session and do nothing between appointments generally do worse than people who recite quietly for ten minutes every morning without fail.

The practice is cumulative. It also builds independence, which is the direction treatment should be moving.

If you can only manage one thing, make it the daily adhkar.