What is the treatment for the evil eye?
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The questioner : Do you think there is a treatment for one who has been struck by the evil eye?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is found in the Sunnah. It exists, but it requires identifying the one who cast the eye. The one who cast the eye is taken and performs wudu' (ablution) for the one struck by the eye. The edges of the clothes of the one struck are wiped. I say the one who cast the eye is required to perform wudu'.
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The Shaykh : Yes, and then this water is not poured out but is preserved, meaning the water of the wudu' with which the one who cast the eye, the one who struck with the eye, washed. This water is not poured out; it is kept in a container. Then he takes it and wipes the lining of the garment worn by the one struck by the eye. This occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)... No, the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is beneficial before being struck.
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The Shaykh: Yes.
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The Shaykh : ... in two aspects: one relates to the people of the one struck, and the other relates to the one who cast the eye. I do not say "his people" unless he is a child. Then what relates to the one struck or his people, I mean, I tell him to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)... and it is ruled upon like all of them. The current search is for the one struck and his people. It is currently ruled upon in the car... or... that is, all... and is turning away from seeking treatment a form of reliance upon Allah? The best answer involves detail... So I say that medicines, in terms of their strength of effect on the patient, are of three categories: a category whose cure and effect are certain, and it is obligatory to take it; a category where it is more likely than not, either the opinion of the Muslim doctor or the patient's own opinion, that such a type of treatment has an effect on him; the third category: ... this is obligatory and this is recommended (mustahabb), the category... which is the one where the opinion... is the weaker position (marjuh), because it falls under the category of acting on an opinion that is not permissible to act upon in the Shari'ah. If we present this summary... it is reasonable now that the one struck is neglected. So if it is certain in their view that... the one who cast the eye, then it is obligatory to take it. If they have a stronger opinion (rajih), it is recommended to take it. If they have a weaker opinion (marjuh), it is not permissible to take it. This is regarding the one struck or his people. As for the one who cast the eye, regarding your question, regarding what relates to the one who cast the eye, it may be that the people of the one struck are in the first position, meaning they are certain that this is the one who cast the eye, but he will be arrogant and will say, "I seek refuge in Allah, I am such and such," and he will not submit to the legal ruling. Therefore, we cannot say that it is obligatory, or recommended, or disliked, because this relates to a religious man. If he is religious and the people of the one struck are certain, then he must submit to this legal treatment. If the opinion is stronger (rajih), it is recommended for him. Otherwise, it is not permissible for him to submit to such a weaker opinion (marjuh).
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The Shaykh : It appears that... yes... .
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The Shaykh : It is not sufficient, yes... .
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The Shaykh: What is it.
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The Shaykh : ... yes... remaining... .
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The Shaykh : ... from it... there is not... this this... we... as an example... taking... in my youth... but... meaning in... it appears that... a type of bird or a type of beast, this, and praise be to Allah, its fur is... confined in the clothes... now if one is compelled, we say to him, meaning... Islamic, Arab... you... a window overlooking the road, you see the women from it, the one going and the one coming, always... but opposite the palace, in front of the residence... there are trees... there is, and so on. These trellises sometimes hung over the high palaces over... this piece... sitting... this... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is found in the Sunnah. It exists, but it requires identifying the one who cast the eye. The one who cast the eye is taken and performs wudu' (ablution) for the one struck by the eye. The edges of the clothes of the one struck are wiped. I say the one who cast the eye is required to perform wudu'.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and then this water is not poured out but is preserved, meaning the water of the wudu' with which the one who cast the eye, the one who struck with the eye, washed. This water is not poured out; it is kept in a container. Then he takes it and wipes the lining of the garment worn by the one struck by the eye. This occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)... No, the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is beneficial before being struck.
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The Shaykh: Yes.
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The Shaykh : ... in two aspects: one relates to the people of the one struck, and the other relates to the one who cast the eye. I do not say "his people" unless he is a child. Then what relates to the one struck or his people, I mean, I tell him to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)... and it is ruled upon like all of them. The current search is for the one struck and his people. It is currently ruled upon in the car... or... that is, all... and is turning away from seeking treatment a form of reliance upon Allah? The best answer involves detail... So I say that medicines, in terms of their strength of effect on the patient, are of three categories: a category whose cure and effect are certain, and it is obligatory to take it; a category where it is more likely than not, either the opinion of the Muslim doctor or the patient's own opinion, that such a type of treatment has an effect on him; the third category: ... this is obligatory and this is recommended (mustahabb), the category... which is the one where the opinion... is the weaker position (marjuh), because it falls under the category of acting on an opinion that is not permissible to act upon in the Shari'ah. If we present this summary... it is reasonable now that the one struck is neglected. So if it is certain in their view that... the one who cast the eye, then it is obligatory to take it. If they have a stronger opinion (rajih), it is recommended to take it. If they have a weaker opinion (marjuh), it is not permissible to take it. This is regarding the one struck or his people. As for the one who cast the eye, regarding your question, regarding what relates to the one who cast the eye, it may be that the people of the one struck are in the first position, meaning they are certain that this is the one who cast the eye, but he will be arrogant and will say, "I seek refuge in Allah, I am such and such," and he will not submit to the legal ruling. Therefore, we cannot say that it is obligatory, or recommended, or disliked, because this relates to a religious man. If he is religious and the people of the one struck are certain, then he must submit to this legal treatment. If the opinion is stronger (rajih), it is recommended for him. Otherwise, it is not permissible for him to submit to such a weaker opinion (marjuh).
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The Shaykh : It appears that... yes... .
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The Shaykh : It is not sufficient, yes... .
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The Shaykh: What is it.
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The Shaykh : ... yes... remaining... .
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The Shaykh : ... from it... there is not... this this... we... as an example... taking... in my youth... but... meaning in... it appears that... a type of bird or a type of beast, this, and praise be to Allah, its fur is... confined in the clothes... now if one is compelled, we say to him, meaning... Islamic, Arab... you... a window overlooking the road, you see the women from it, the one going and the one coming, always... but opposite the palace, in front of the residence... there are trees... there is, and so on. These trellises sometimes hung over the high palaces over... this piece... sitting... this... .
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