Treatment of the Evil Eye and the Prophet’s Guidance Regarding the One Who Casts It
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The questioner:
To begin with, in this episode, this is Abd al-Rahman Abdullah asking. He says: He is asking about how a Muslim afflicted by the evil eye is treated, how the treatment is carried out, and what the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is for one who is known to be a caster of the evil eye.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2] And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, being struck by the evil eye is a reality, and this has been established in the Book and the Sunnah, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Qalam 68:51] "They will strike you with their eyes," meaning they will strike you. This is an interpretation of the verse. Likewise, the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Falaq, at its end: [Al-Falaq 113:1-5], and the envious one includes the one who casts the evil eye, because the one who casts the evil eye is envious. Allah protected His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from him, and Allah compensated His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the envious one in this surah. This is also for his Ummah (community), which is why this surah is recited, along with Surat al-Fatihah, al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and al-Nas. These surahs are recited in ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the evil eye and other ailments. It came in the authentic hadith that the evil eye is a reality, and if anything Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:543. As for the treatment of one who is struck by the evil eye, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to ruqyah with these surahs and supplications. Also, the one who cast the evil eye is asked to make a supplication for blessing for the afflicted person and to blow on him. Additionally, the one who cast the evil eye should perform ghusl (full ritual bath) and wash his lower garment. If so, it matches his lower garment, and the water is poured on the afflicted person, and he is healed by the permission of Allah. Also, if the one who cast the evil eye bathes with water, and the water he bathed with is taken and poured on the one who cast the evil eye, all of this is from the Prophetic treatment for being struck by the evil eye. However, a note is made that people exaggerate in this matter, and for everything they say, "This is the evil eye." For every ailment, they say it is from the evil eye. This pessimism and this extreme fear of the evil eye are not appropriate until it is confirmed.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Does this reliance on others among the people, does this detract from the creed? Does it detract from faith in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and His divine decree and destiny?
The Shaykh:
It diminishes. That is, if a person fears the creation with extreme fear, then this undoubtedly diminishes faith. The believer believes in Allah, relies upon Him, and takes the protective measures by the permission of Allah. Yes.
To begin with, in this episode, this is Abd al-Rahman Abdullah asking. He says: He is asking about how a Muslim afflicted by the evil eye is treated, how the treatment is carried out, and what the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is for one who is known to be a caster of the evil eye.
The Shaykh:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَAnd indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (2) From the evil of that which He created (3) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (4) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (5) And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَThe evil eye precedes the decree
سبق القدر لسبقته العينThe presenter:
May Allah bless you. Does this reliance on others among the people, does this detract from the creed? Does it detract from faith in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and His divine decree and destiny?
The Shaykh:
It diminishes. That is, if a person fears the creation with extreme fear, then this undoubtedly diminishes faith. The believer believes in Allah, relies upon Him, and takes the protective measures by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/191 — archive.org (1:06)
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