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Is the method mentioned for treating someone afflicted by the evil eye, which is practiced in Morocco, namely, using a cup of water, matchsticks, and reciting Al-Fatiha, considered to be in any way part of Islam?

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The described method for identifying someone afflicted by the evil eye and treating them is an innovation (bid'ah) and a reprehensible act (munkar) that should not be undertaken. It closely resembles the practices of sorcerers and the stratagems of devils. with Al-Fatiha is legislated, but not in this innovative manner. Believing that something is a cause when Allah has not made it a cause, neither legislatively nor by divine decree, is a form of minor (polytheism). This is like someone who considers something an indicator of healing or illness without a legitimate religious or sensory connection. The described method is an innovation, reprehensible, and resembles the tricks of sorcerers and charlatans.

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