Magic and the Evil Eye
385 questions
What is the solution to the problem of being unable to study before exams, accompanied by feelings of fear and an inability to answer questions despite a good understanding of the material?
Is selling small artifacts for celebratory occasions such as al-Subu' (the seventh day after a child's birth) and weddings forbidden or permissible?
Is it possible for a father to ritually safeguard his young children while he is absent from them?
How sound is this supplication: "In the name of Allah, and by Allah, and from Allah, and to Allah... Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe. And peace be upon the Messengers. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds"?
How can one get rid of severe obsessive thoughts that have led to isolation from people and work, and caused stress, and is what has afflicted me considered a demonic touch, an evil eye, or sorcery, and what is meant by "one who believes in sorcery" in the noble Hadith?
Does the evil eye affect a group of people or just one individual?
Is the inability to recite the Two Protectors (Al-Mu'awwidhatayn), delaying prayers, quick temper, and continuous crying related to being afflicted by the evil eye after graduating from university?
Can a person's feeling of rejection, misinterpretation of their actions, loss of self-confidence, inability to settle in their job, and reaching a state of failure and frustration, be the result of sorcery or an evil eye from a resentful friend?
What is the legitimate Islamic way to dispose of "hijabs" (amulets/charms), "huruz" (talismans), or "tama'im" (amulets) that were found with the deceased, knowing that he used them for healing and protection from sorcery and the evil eye, and he believed that healing is in the hands of Allah, and he might have abandoned them in his final years?
What are the supplications that protect and preserve a child eleven months old, for whom the Qur’an is played at home so that he becomes accustomed to hearing it, in order for him to be among the righteous and the memorizers of the Book of Allah?
What is the ruling on writing phrases such as "Masha' Allah Tabarak Allah" (God has willed it, blessed be God) and "This is by the grace of my Lord" on the facades of houses?
What is required if a son sustains burns, and is sacrificing permissible to ward off the evil eye? To whom should it be distributed if it is permissible? And what other legitimate (Sharia-compliant) advice is beneficial in this situation?
What should I do if fasting does not alleviate lust in a mixed-gender university?
Is the pain in the left knee and the middle of the right foot, which intensifies when close to the husband and for which doctors find no cause, due to sorcery (sihr)?
Can Hijama remove sorcery, the evil eye, and jinn, and do the actions of some Hijama practitioners to protect themselves, such as burning frankincense and applying henna, have any legal basis in Islamic law?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an onto a piece of cloth or a ring and then wearing it for protection against the evil eye and sorcery?
Is one who says "son of a bitch" to someone whose actions or intelligence he admires sinful?
Is saying "Masha'Allah, there is no power except by Allah" once sufficient to protect all blessings from the evil eye, and what if I recall another blessing after a short while, should I repeat it, and with what intention should it be said to protect all blessings from the evil eye?
What are the aids, supplications (duas), prayers (salat), or Quranic surahs that help strengthen memory and recall, especially in academic study?
Can the evil eye or sorcery deprive a person of sustenance, work, health, and marriage?
What is the ruling on praying behind a man who writes for married couples a "protection amulet" claiming it prevents magic and other harms, and in it he quotes Quranic verses and supplications, mixed with phrases such as: "This is a letter from Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Lord of the Worlds, to those who knock on the door of the inhabitants and visitors, from among the righteous and good, except for a knocker who knocks with good, O Most Merciful. Thereafter, indeed for us and for you there is a time in truth. So, if you are a lover, or infatuated, or a transgressor who intrudes, or truly an innovator and a falsifier, this is the Book of Allah speaking to us and to you with truth: 'Indeed, We used to record what you used to do,' and Our messengers write down what you used to scheme. Leave the owner of this book of mine and go forth to the idolaters, vanishing, and go forth to whoever claims that there is another god with Allah. There is no god but He. Everything will perish except His Face. To Him belongs the judgment, and to Him you will be returned. Ha Mim. You will not be aided. Ha Mim. Ayn Sin Qaf. The enemies of Allah are dispersed, and His proof has reached him. And there is no power nor strength except with Allah. 'So Allah will suffice you against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.' And may Allah bless our master Muhammad. O Allah, by the right of Your verses revealed to Your Messenger, protect Anwar bin Jood from the evil eye, and the gaze, and magic, and touch, and the lying down, and by the right of L.N.J.Q.L. and there is no power nor strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. And may Allah bless our master Muhammad"?
How do we seek refuge for our children?
Does a wife who experiences fear and dread upon hearing the Adhan or the Quran, stops praying and reciting the Quran for long periods, and cries and suffers from depression when pressured to pray, need treatment with the Quran or Ruqyah Sharia?
Is it obligatory for someone who opens a shop for livelihood to slaughter a sheep to ward off the evil eye and increase sustenance?