What is the ruling on hanging things like a sandal or others on a car to ward off the evil eye?

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. And you said you don't have a car, but I have a car, the one in front of you, right? And it is newer than your car, right? As you can see, and the owner of a new car takes better care of it than an old one, okay?

The questioner : Correct.

The Shaykh : So I am not putting a sandal underneath it, as you are doing with your car!

The questioner : It's a joke, it's a joke.

The Shaykh : The sandal, this sandal.

The questioner : Ah, yes, ah.

The Shaykh : So you...

The questioner : I bought it from a man who put the sandal in it for the evil eye.

The Shaykh : No problem, take your time, take your time, I know. The One who wards off the harm of the evil eye is the Lord of the Worlds, and your reliance should be on the Lord of the Worlds, not the sandal, meaning a piece of metal, that it wards off harm from the car.

The questioner : I bought the car and it was like that.

The Shaykh : The important thing, may Allah bless you, now remove it and rely on Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in Islam.

The questioner : Yes, shirk.

The Shaykh : Shirk is not permissible.

The questioner : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : And I, I am an honest advisor to you, and I made an introduction that my car is a new bride, yet I am not putting a sandal on it, because the One who protects it is the Lord of the Worlds. May Allah protect you.

The questioner : It does not lift it.

Another questioner : Thank you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Then be grateful for your state.

The questioner : A thousand thanks.

The Shaykh : Be grateful to Him.

The questioner : A thousand thanks.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.