Is fear of the evil eye and avoiding those known for it a flaw in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), or is it taking means?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Recently, people have become very afraid of the evil eye, and they avoid those known for it, believing that these people harm them. He asks: Does this detract from tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and contradict reliance upon Allah, or is it taking means?
Answer:
Taking means does not contradict reliance upon Allah. So if you know that a person harms with his eye, you must recite the morning and evening adhkar (remembrance of Allah) and the adhkar that prevent harm, relying on Allah the Exalted. This is because supplications are among the means, so you combine the means, which are the supplications, with reliance upon Allah the Exalted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Recently, people have become very afraid of the evil eye, and they avoid those known for it, believing that these people harm them. He asks: Does this detract from tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and contradict reliance upon Allah, or is it taking means?
Answer:
Taking means does not contradict reliance upon Allah. So if you know that a person harms with his eye, you must recite the morning and evening adhkar (remembrance of Allah) and the adhkar that prevent harm, relying on Allah the Exalted. This is because supplications are among the means, so you combine the means, which are the supplications, with reliance upon Allah the Exalted.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3239] هل الخوفُ مِن العينِ واجتنابُ مَن يُعرَفُ بها قادحٌ في التوحيدِ أم أخذٌ بالأسباب؟ — youtube.com
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