Evil eye

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Black Magic . Evil . Ta'wiz . Jinn . Evil eye . Ahl al-Bayt

What is the view on wearing amulets or Taweez for protection against magic, Jinns, or the evil eye? Are these practices in accordance with the teachings of the Ahlul Bayt (a)?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 4 months ago

Bismihi ta'āla

I've written briefly about this, in the below link, hopefully it will be useful for you.

https://sheikh-alsalami.org.au/2019/11/26/what-you-need-to-know-about-sh...

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House . Evil eye

Is it permissible to hang a horseshoe or another object on the outer walls of a house for protection from the evil eye?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

Hanging a horseshoe has no benefit for us. We should avoid such habits especially when we find in some books that this act was initiated by enemies of Ahlul Bayt (AS).

We should put a Quranic verse or a holy name or authentic Du'a to protect ourselves from evil eye.

'Wassalam.

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Necklace . Evil eye

Can the evil eye symbol be used for decoration such as in a necklace, earrings, or home decoration?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 4 years ago

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer: In Shi'i fiqh, there is no prohibition on it.

However, if someone is genuinely concerned about the evil eye, hadith recommend deflecting it via the Qur'an and du'a, and do not specifically prescribe the types of things culturally associated with the evil eye (like blue ornaments).

I am not intending to advance a view as to whether or not there is actually any merit in hanging up evil eye ornaments, since, in my view, if something has been done cross-culturally for thousands of years, it might have some wisdom behind it. Or, it also might not. (Certainly, evil eye ornaments are a good method of social signalling telling nosy and intrusive people to back off!)

However, what I am saying is that it is not specifically prescribed in the Qur'an or hadith and therefore is a cultural rather than an Islamic scriptural practice.

If someone is just using these things for decoration or the aesthetic value, none of the above is relevant anyway.

Some Sunni scholars are currently opposed to the evil eye ornaments on the grounds that it might be shirk, or because they consider it a false belief that people are doing because they think it is true, for other reasons.

So one can choose whatever view is most suitable for them.

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Evil . Death . Evil eye

Can the evil eye cause death?

Yes as the Hadeeth narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari says: Evil eye can send the man to the grave العين تُدخل الرجلَ القبر.

Protection from evil eye is very easy as we read in the Hadeeths. Simply to recite Sura Al-Falaq and Sura Annaas and Ayatul Kursi.

'Wassalam.

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Evil eye

Some people say that if you are ill or afflicted with the evil eye then by having salt in your hand and moving it around the body whilst praying one can check if you have been afflicted or to ward it off. Does this practice have any support in Islam?

No evidence of such act could be found in our authentic books.

Reciting Quran, giving Sadaqa and praying to Allah (SWT) are very useful to get cure.

Wassalam.

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Envy (Hasad) . Evil eye

Is there such a thing as the evil eye? How can we protect ourselves from the evil eye and envy of others?

Abbas Di Palma, Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in... Answer updated 6 years ago

as salam alaikum

evil eye is an established fact in Islam and there are many hadith in this regard. Increasing faith, relying on Allah only and the recitation of sura al-Falaq and sura al-Nas are among the best protection from it.

With prayers for your success.