How to Protect Children from the Evil Eye

Question : Hello, yes, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. He says: How does one protect the children, O Shaykh, from the evil eye and other such things, may Allah preserve you?

Answer : That is done by reciting ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) over them. . And by making du'a' (supplication) to Allah the Exalted and Majestic to protect them from all evil and what is disliked, and to give them the best of His creation, and the like of that. This is a legitimate path. There is another path, which is psychological: a person should not think about these matters, such as his children being struck by the evil eye or the like. He should not think about it. Because if he thinks about it, then if the child gets a cold, they say it is the evil eye. If he becomes shy, they say it is the evil eye. If he is restless at night and cannot sleep immediately, they say it is the evil eye. If he vomits food because his stomach did not accept it, they say it is the evil eye. The one who wants safety should discard these worries and discard this kind of thinking. That is why it is said: