The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The evil eye is a reality, and if anything could precede the divine decree, it would be the evil eye. And if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl." What is the meaning of the phrase "if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl"?
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Al-Halabi: The questioner asks and says, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sahih Ibn Hibban 58:24. What is the meaning of the phrase ?"
The Shaykh : This is known from other hadiths. When the person who has cast the evil eye on someone else is identified, he is asked to perform ghusl and wash his clothes. He must comply with this request, because the one afflicted takes the water in which he washed himself or his clothes, and the one who cast the eye uses it to wipe his own body. This is part of the Prophetic medicine for the one afflicted by the evil eye. This is Prophetic medicine that is unknown in terms of knowledge and neglected in terms of practice. Perhaps its neglect in practice has some excuse due to the difficulty of identifying the one who cast the eye. It is difficult to identify the one who cast the eye. An incident occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and perhaps this incident was the reason this hadith and similar ones were revealed. Two Companions went out of the city and came to a lake of water. One of them undressed and went down to bathe or swim. The other was pleased with his physique. He barely looked at him with that look before the one in the water began to thrash about as if he had been struck by jinn possession. The man quickly took him to his family, and they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to tell him the story. He said to them,. They said, "We suspect no one except the one who was with him; it is this man." Here it was determined, the one who cast the eye was determined. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him—I do not remember the full story now—either to wash the end of his garment or something like that, and to wipe the body of the afflicted person with it. This
The questioner : ... he performs wudu
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the one who cast the eye performs wudu
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : and he collects his wudu water in a container, then rubs the back of the afflicted person's body ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible that this is the case, and it is possible that it is something else, any of the types. In any case, I said earlier that I do not recall it now. The important thing is that "if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl" means that if you are asked to perform ghusl, you should agree and not refuse, because this is the Prophetic medical treatment. Yes.
Another questioner: Does he not wash his body, but only wash the clothes?
The Shaykh : I do not recall the details right now. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The evil eye is a reality, and if anything could precede the divine decree, it would be the evil eye. And if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl—or wash.
العين حق ولو كان شيئ سابق القدر لسبقته العين وإذا استغسلتم فاغتسلوا -أو- فاغسلواAnd if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl—or wash.
وإذا استغسلتم فاغسلوا -أو- فاغتسلواThe Shaykh : This is known from other hadiths. When the person who has cast the evil eye on someone else is identified, he is asked to perform ghusl and wash his clothes. He must comply with this request, because the one afflicted takes the water in which he washed himself or his clothes, and the one who cast the eye uses it to wipe his own body. This is part of the Prophetic medicine for the one afflicted by the evil eye. This is Prophetic medicine that is unknown in terms of knowledge and neglected in terms of practice. Perhaps its neglect in practice has some excuse due to the difficulty of identifying the one who cast the eye. It is difficult to identify the one who cast the eye. An incident occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and perhaps this incident was the reason this hadith and similar ones were revealed. Two Companions went out of the city and came to a lake of water. One of them undressed and went down to bathe or swim. The other was pleased with his physique. He barely looked at him with that look before the one in the water began to thrash about as if he had been struck by jinn possession. The man quickly took him to his family, and they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to tell him the story. He said to them,
Who do you suspect?
من تظنون ؟The questioner : ... he performs wudu
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the one who cast the eye performs wudu
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : and he collects his wudu water in a container, then rubs the back of the afflicted person's body ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible that this is the case, and it is possible that it is something else, any of the types. In any case, I said earlier that I do not recall it now. The important thing is that "if you are asked to perform ghusl, then perform ghusl" means that if you are asked to perform ghusl, you should agree and not refuse, because this is the Prophetic medical treatment. Yes.
Another questioner: Does he not wash his body, but only wash the clothes?
The Shaykh : I do not recall the details right now. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.