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Is saying "What Allah willed, there is no power except with Allah" a protection against the evil eye, or should one say "Blessed is Allah" or "O Allah, bless it"?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that saying
What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allahمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
[Al-Kahf 18:39]
does not ward off the evil eye, but rather that this is attributing the blessing to the Bestower, and that the more correct thing is to say "Blessed is Allah" or "O Allah, bless it." Is what they say correct?

Answer:
Did he provide us with evidence for what he said? If he provides us with evidence for his statement, that is one thing, but without evidence, meaning he is saying something from his own mind, we do not accept it. This was reported that he says
What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allahمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
[Al-Kahf 18:39]
. Yes. Mm.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3256] هل قول "ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله" يدفع العين أم يقال "تبارك الله" أو "اللهم بارك"؟ — youtube.com

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