With
regard to dealing with the evil eye and hasad (destructive envy), there is no
doubt that when a person is close to Allaah, always remembering Him (dhikr) and
reading Qur’aan, he is less likely to be affected by the evil eye and other
kinds of harm from the devils of mankind and the jinn. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to seek refuge with Allaah for himself,
and the greatest means of seeking refuge that is available to the Muslim is
reading the Book of Allaah, above all the Mi’wadhatayn (the last two
Soorahs of the Qur’aan, al-Falaq and al-Naas), Soorat al-Faatihah
and Aayat al-Kursiy [al-Baqarah 2:255].
Among the saheeh du’aa’s for refuge that have
been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) are:
“A’oodhu
bi kalimaat Allaah al-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq (I seek refuge in the
perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created).”
(Narrated
by Muslim, al-Dhikr wa’l-Du’aa, 4881)
It
was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said:
“The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to seek refuge
with Allaah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. He said: ‘Your father [i.e., Ibraaheem]
used to seek refuge with Allaah for Ismaa’eel and Ishaaq with these words: A’oodhu
bi kalimaat Allaah al-taammah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli
‘aynin laammah (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah, from every
devil and every poisonous reptile, and from every bad eye).’”(Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, Ahaadeeth al-Anbiyaa’, 3120).
With
regard to the meaning of laammah (translated here as “bad”), al-Khattaabi
said: “What is meant here is every disease or harm that a person may suffer
such as insanity or mental disturbance.”
It
was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that Jibreel came to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Muhammad, are you ill?” He
said, “Yes.” He said, “Bismillaahi arqeeka min kulli shay’in
yu’dheeka, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin haasid Allaahu yashfeek,
bismillaahi arqeek (In the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you, from
everything that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye may
Allaah heal you, in the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you).” (Narrated
by Muslim, al-Salaam, 4056)
Undoubtedly,
when a person persists in reciting the adhkaar (dhikr) for morning and
evening, and the adhkaar for going to sleep, and others, this will have a
great effect in protecting him from the evil eye, because it will be like a
stronghold for him, by Allaah’s Leave. So everyone should strive to
recite these adhkaar. One of the best treatments is the use of ruqyah, which the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) permitted for
protection from the evil eye and he instructed people to use it.
It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) commanded me, or he commanded (the people) to use ruqyah to
deal with the evil eye.”
(narrated
by al-Bukhaari, al-Tibb, 5297)
And
it was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “The
man who cast the evil eye would be commanded to do wudoo’, and then the man
who was affected would wash himself with (the water).”
(Narrated
by Abu Dawood, al-Tibb, 3382. Al-Albaani said, in Saheeh Sunan
Abi Dawood, its isnaad is saheeh. No. 3282)
These
are some of the du’aa’s and treatments which offer protection – by
Allaah’s leave – from the evil eye and from destructive envy (hasad).
We ask Allaah to protect us from that. And Allaah knows best.
See Zaad
al-Ma’aad by Ibn al-Qayyim, 4/162