The ruling on placing black cloths on cars to ward off the evil eye
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Question:
This person says that in recent times, some workers have started placing black cloths on large cars, claiming that this wards off the evil eye. Is this a defect in belief?
Answer:
Yes. Hanging up rags or other items, or writings, to protect against the evil eye is among the prohibited practices and the prohibited ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has issued a fatwa and a statement warning against this, which was circulated to the authorities and those in power to prevent these cars from doing so. The committees and the Ministry of Interior are to prevent this. So if any of you sees any of this, let him report it to the police, as they have instructions regarding this, or to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, as they have instructions regarding such matters. Yes.
This person says that in recent times, some workers have started placing black cloths on large cars, claiming that this wards off the evil eye. Is this a defect in belief?
Answer:
Yes. Hanging up rags or other items, or writings, to protect against the evil eye is among the prohibited practices and the prohibited ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has issued a fatwa and a statement warning against this, which was circulated to the authorities and those in power to prevent these cars from doing so. The committees and the Ministry of Interior are to prevent this. So if any of you sees any of this, let him report it to the police, as they have instructions regarding this, or to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, as they have instructions regarding such matters. Yes.
Source
[و لا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله] — alfawzan.live (39:30)
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