What is the treatment for the evil eye?

The questioner : ... Do you think there is a treatment for one who has been struck by the evil eye? I mean, in other words, is something recited over him to alleviate his condition?

The Shaykh : This is found in the Sunnah.

The questioner : So, we do not know its effect, but the treatment exists, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, it exists, but it is conditional on knowing the one who cast the evil eye.

The questioner : ... It did not occur to me that he saw who the one who cast the evil eye was, and therefore ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, the one who cast the evil eye is taken and performs wudu' (ablution) for the one struck by the evil eye, and the edges of the clothing of the one afflicted by the evil eye are wiped. I say the one who cast the evil eye is required to perform wudu'.

The questioner : The one who cast the evil eye who struck with the evil eye? The one who cast the evil eye is required to perform wudu'.

The Shaykh : Yes, and then this water is not poured out but is preserved; that is, the water of the wudu' with which the one who cast the evil eye performed wudu'. This water is not poured away; it is kept in a container, then taken and used to wipe the lining of the garment worn by the one afflicted by the evil eye.

The questioner : The lining, from the inside.

The Shaykh : Yes, and this occurred in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him).

The questioner : With specific dhikr (remembrance) and specific paper?

The Shaykh : No, the dhikr is beneficial before being struck.

The questioner : Yes, the text you mentioned?

The Shaykh : In the Muwatta of Malik, yes.

The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, if you have now stipulated that, in truth, you said the one who cast the evil eye must be known, meaning suppose the one who cast the evil eye is suspected in this matter and this happened, I believe, and Allah knows best, that there is no harm, meaning there will not be a cure.