What is the ruling on using a scarf for one afflicted with the evil eye?
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The questioner : We have something in our tribe called al-takhrij.
The Shaykh : Al-takhrij.
The questioner : It is Kurdish; in Arabic they call it al-takhrij. They bring the scarf that a woman uses, this thing. They use it when a person is afflicted with the evil eye. They measure two arms' lengths on this young man and recite the Mu'awwidhat.
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : So if he is afflicted with the evil eye, the scarf that was measured at two arms' lengths increases or decreases.
The Shaykh : It decreases.
The questioner : The scarf decreases, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Along with the recitation of the Mu'awwidhat, the arm length exceeds the scarf after the initial measurement.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then it increases if this person is afflicted with the evil eye.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Then they continue reciting the Mu'awwidhat until it returns to the same measurement of two arms' lengths. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh : We do not know this in the Islamic Shari'ah. Where did this come from you?
The questioner : This is from Russia.
The Shaykh : Enough.
The questioner : So it is a religious innovation (bid'ah).
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The Shaykh : Al-takhrij.
The questioner : It is Kurdish; in Arabic they call it al-takhrij. They bring the scarf that a woman uses, this thing. They use it when a person is afflicted with the evil eye. They measure two arms' lengths on this young man and recite the Mu'awwidhat.
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : So if he is afflicted with the evil eye, the scarf that was measured at two arms' lengths increases or decreases.
The Shaykh : It decreases.
The questioner : The scarf decreases, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Along with the recitation of the Mu'awwidhat, the arm length exceeds the scarf after the initial measurement.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then it increases if this person is afflicted with the evil eye.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Then they continue reciting the Mu'awwidhat until it returns to the same measurement of two arms' lengths. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh : We do not know this in the Islamic Shari'ah. Where did this come from you?
The questioner : This is from Russia.
The Shaykh : Enough.
The questioner : So it is a religious innovation (bid'ah).
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
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