How to Treat the Victim of the Evil Eye
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Question:
The questioner, your brother Abu Sa'd al-Din, residing in this blessed land, says: Your Eminence, the problem in summary is:
My wife went to visit one of her neighbors out of affection, kinship, and mercy. Two days later, we were surprised by an invitation from this neighbor whom my wife had visited. She told my wife: "We want you to perform wudu (ablution) and give us the water of your wudu, because I am afflicted with a tumor in my leg, and I suspect it is the evil eye." My wife immediately got up and performed wudu, knowing nothing about this matter. She came to me crying about it, as this had never happened to her before. So I went to my neighbor and said to him: "My brother, what is the matter?" He told me that his wife was afflicted with the evil eye. We took water from everyone who had entered her home. He said that this is a possibility, and mentioned to me the incident of Sahl ibn Hanif when 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah overpowered him during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The question, Your Eminence: Is it a treatment for the evil eye to take the water of wudu from the one who cast it, given that the one who cast it is not known? And is the manner in which this neighbor dealt with my wife correct without my knowledge?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the evil eye may occur from a woman or a man. If a woman sees something she likes in her neighbor, or in someone else, the evil eye may occur. Likewise, a man may cast the evil eye upon his brother, his neighbor, or others.
So if a man or a woman asks the other person to perform wudu for them, there is no harm in that, and praise be to Allah. The evil eye may occur without a person's choice, so he should not be distressed by it. Indeed, the evil eye is real, and it is not by a person's choice. It may occur from him without his choice. He looks at a person and likes him, so the evil eye occurs. He likes his face, he likes his walk, he likes something else, and the evil eye occurs, either as an illness in a leg, or in the head, or a person falls down ill, or something similar may occur.
So if a man says to his brother: "Perform wudu for me," or "Wash your face and hands for me," or if a woman says to her sister in Allah: "I have been afflicted with such-and-such, and I fear something has occurred from you without your choice," that is a good approach. "Perform wudu for me, or wash your face and hands, and give it to me, perhaps Allah will cure me with it," as happened with Sahl ibn Hanif and 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He ordered 'Amir to perform wudu for Sahl and pour the water on him. He performed wudu for him and poured it on him, and Allah cured him.
So the point is that the evil eye is real, and there is no harm in a person saying to his brother, or a woman saying to her sister in Allah: "Wash your hands or your face, or perform wudu," so that it may be poured on the one who is thought to be afflicted by the evil eye. There is no harm in that, and he should not be distressed by being told that, for it is not by his choice. The evil eye occurs without choice. We ask for success and guidance for everyone. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Your Eminence, many people neglect the reality of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) when they see things they like. Do you have any guidance on that?
The Shaykh: Yes, it is the Sunnah for one who sees something he likes to say: "Masha' Allah, la quwwata illa billah" (What Allah willed, there is no power except with Allah), or to say: "Baraka Allah fiyk" (May Allah bless you), as Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Kahf: 39].
It is narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
So the result is: It is the Sunnah for one who sees something he likes to say: "Masha' Allah, la quwwata illa billah," or "Baraka Allah fiyk," or "O Allah, bless it." This is among the means of safety from the evil eye.
The presenter: Good, may Allah reward you.
The questioner, your brother Abu Sa'd al-Din, residing in this blessed land, says: Your Eminence, the problem in summary is:
My wife went to visit one of her neighbors out of affection, kinship, and mercy. Two days later, we were surprised by an invitation from this neighbor whom my wife had visited. She told my wife: "We want you to perform wudu (ablution) and give us the water of your wudu, because I am afflicted with a tumor in my leg, and I suspect it is the evil eye." My wife immediately got up and performed wudu, knowing nothing about this matter. She came to me crying about it, as this had never happened to her before. So I went to my neighbor and said to him: "My brother, what is the matter?" He told me that his wife was afflicted with the evil eye. We took water from everyone who had entered her home. He said that this is a possibility, and mentioned to me the incident of Sahl ibn Hanif when 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah overpowered him during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The question, Your Eminence: Is it a treatment for the evil eye to take the water of wudu from the one who cast it, given that the one who cast it is not known? And is the manner in which this neighbor dealt with my wife correct without my knowledge?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The evil eye is real
العين حقSo if a man or a woman asks the other person to perform wudu for them, there is no harm in that, and praise be to Allah. The evil eye may occur without a person's choice, so he should not be distressed by it. Indeed, the evil eye is real, and it is not by a person's choice. It may occur from him without his choice. He looks at a person and likes him, so the evil eye occurs. He likes his face, he likes his walk, he likes something else, and the evil eye occurs, either as an illness in a leg, or in the head, or a person falls down ill, or something similar may occur.
So if a man says to his brother: "Perform wudu for me," or "Wash your face and hands for me," or if a woman says to her sister in Allah: "I have been afflicted with such-and-such, and I fear something has occurred from you without your choice," that is a good approach. "Perform wudu for me, or wash your face and hands, and give it to me, perhaps Allah will cure me with it," as happened with Sahl ibn Hanif and 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He ordered 'Amir to perform wudu for Sahl and pour the water on him. He performed wudu for him and poured it on him, and Allah cured him.
So the point is that the evil eye is real, and there is no harm in a person saying to his brother, or a woman saying to her sister in Allah: "Wash your hands or your face, or perform wudu," so that it may be poured on the one who is thought to be afflicted by the evil eye. There is no harm in that, and he should not be distressed by being told that, for it is not by his choice. The evil eye occurs without choice. We ask for success and guidance for everyone. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Your Eminence, many people neglect the reality of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) when they see things they like. Do you have any guidance on that?
The Shaykh: Yes, it is the Sunnah for one who sees something he likes to say: "Masha' Allah, la quwwata illa billah" (What Allah willed, there is no power except with Allah), or to say: "Baraka Allah fiyk" (May Allah bless you), as Allah the Exalted said:
And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allah '?
وَلَوْلا إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِIt is narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Whoever sees something he likes, let him give a blessing, or let him say: Masha' Allah
من رأى شيئًا يعجبه فليبرك، أو ليقل: ما شاء اللهSo the result is: It is the Sunnah for one who sees something he likes to say: "Masha' Allah, la quwwata illa billah," or "Baraka Allah fiyk," or "O Allah, bless it." This is among the means of safety from the evil eye.
The presenter: Good, may Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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