Throwing a piece of food on the ground out of fear of the evil eye
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people, when they see someone looking at them while they are eating, throw a piece of that food on the ground out of fear of the evil eye.
Answer:
And what he gives of the food, he leaves it for him to eat with him. This piece from the ground is for the Shaytan to be afflicted, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people, when they see someone looking at them while they are eating, throw a piece of that food on the ground out of fear of the evil eye.
Answer:
And what he gives of the food, he leaves it for him to eat with him. This piece from the ground is for the Shaytan to be afflicted, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:15:48)
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