The Quran and the Ahadith of the
prophet have clearly explained the harmful effects of evil eye (al-ain), sihr
(magic), jealousy, and other such ailments. Their detrimental effects are
frequently referred to both in the Quran and the Ahadith of the prophet. The sad part is that many of us many not even know if
we are affected by such evils and go about living our lives with the harmful
effects affecting our lives. Al-Bazzaar narrated a hadith with a hasan
isnaad from Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him)
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said (in part
of the hadith) that a certain portion of his ummah dies because of the effects
of the evil eye.”
Almost all scholars agree that the
evil eye is real and is proven both by Islamic teachings and by
real life experiences. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And
verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes
(through hatred)” [al-Qalam 68:51]
Use of Ruqya
As a cure for such evils, Allah has
told us to use the words of the Quran. Such a treatment, also referred to as Ruqyah,
uses Allah’s words from the Quran and prayers both from the Quran and the
Ahadith to seek protection from and to treat a person. Allah says in the Quran,
“And We send down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to
those who believe…” [Quran 17:82]
Unfortunately, many Muslims today
either don’t make use of such protection from the Quran or get involved in the
use of lucky charms and amulets, the use of which is considered Shirk
[associating others with Allah] and thus pushes
one outside the boundaries of Islam. We should understand that
carrying amulets and charms for the purpose of protecting oneself against the
evil eye and witchcraft is completely forbidden in Islam. The prophet said, “Whoever
wears an amulet has associated others with Allah (shirk).” [Narrated by
Ahmad (16781); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah
(492).] Ahmad (17440) also narrated that ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (may Allah be
pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) say: “Whoever wears an amulet, may Allah never fulfill
his wish and whoever wears a seashell, may Allah never protect him from what he
fears.” [Hadeeth classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot in his commentary on
al-Musnad.]
As Muslims, therefore, we should use
only the words of Quran and Duas in the authentic Ahadith to treat oneself or
others from the evils of the eye, magic and other such practices.
Below are some of the Quranic verses
and Dua’s that can be used for Ruqya. A better listing of Quranic verses and
Ahadith for such purposes is listed in the short e-book that you can get at
the end of this post.
Quranic verses
1. Surah
Al-Fatihah
2. Last
4 Surahs of the Quran (Al-Kaafiroon, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Naas)
3. First
5 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah
4. Ayat-ul-Kursi