Magic and the Evil Eye
470 questions
What is the required course of action when a wife sees strangers in her sleep who mockingly smile at her when she recites adhkar (remembrances) and Ayatul-Kursi (the Verse of the Throne), in addition to observing abnormal changes in her behavior and health, her feeling of fatigue, exhaustion, and distress, her inability to complete reading Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), the recurrence of false pregnancy symptoms, and her unintentionally harsh responses?
How can one deal with parents' unprovoked hatred and harshness, and their physical and verbal abuse, and what are the ways to nullify this sudden change if it is the result of a magic of separation, to restore family relations to their natural state?
What is the legal ruling on wearing a ring made from the Kook tree, and is it true that it cures illnesses and treats sorcery?
Have I fallen into polytheism (shirk) or disbelief (kufr) because of my resorting to a شيخ (sheikh) who claims to treat with Muslim jinn, and what are the signs of accepted repentance, and is it possible that he has harmed me spiritually after I refused some of his requests?
What is the reason for things being afflicted by my evil eye, whether I like them or not, despite my diligence in saying: "Masha'Allah, Tabarakallah, La Ilaha Illallah, Allahu Akbar"? Are there any additional ذكر (remembrances) or actions that would prevent things from being afflicted by my evil eye?
Is what my friend does, calculating letters and numbers to know a person's fortune and to protect against the evil eye, part of the religion, and is it related to horoscopes?
Are the hadiths indicating that the evil eye can kill and lead to the grave abrogated?
What are the authentic supplications (du'as) to be recited during calamities and tribulations, such as wars and the aggression of disbelievers against Muslim lands?
Is it necessary to perform ghusl immediately with the water used for wudu’ by the one who cast the evil eye, or can it be delayed, and is there a specific period after which the effect of his wudu’ water dissipates?
What should I do about an illicit relationship that is causing me depression and stagnation, knowing that it might be due to an act of black magic, and given my desire to draw closer to Allah and improve my life?
Can the evil eye afflict a person by looking at their picture or hearing their voice, or must one see them directly for the affliction to occur?
Must a husband say "Ma sha' Allah" when praising his wife to avoid the evil eye, or is that considered excessive?
Is it permissible to reuse the trace of the envier for a ritual bath to ward off the evil eye, or must a new trace be used, and must the bath be repeated, and what is the maximum number of times it can be repeated?
Is the reason for the son's affairs being hindered, despite his righteousness and devotion to his parents, his mother's prayer for his return from Canada, and does she owe expiation for that? And what can the mother do to relieve her son's distress and help him obtain citizenship in France?
What is the ruling on some women performing ablution in a water basin and using that water as a precautionary measure against the evil eye, even if it has not occurred?
What is the ruling on maintaining ties of kinship with some relatives who practice sorcery, or whose wives practice it, and whose harm is not unlikely, and who cause harm to family members?
What is your guidance regarding a wife's hatred for relatives who caused her to be afflicted with the evil eye and possession after her recovery?
Was she who relied on the hadith: "Whoever seeks chastity, Allah will make him chaste," for the chastity of her private parts mistaken, and does this mean that whoever seeks chastity – the chastity of the private parts – Allah will not make him chaste, and are there any legal texts that support Allah's protection and aid for the one who seeks chastity in this regard?
Is using a perfume that claims to attract love considered shirk (polytheism), even though Allah was supplicated before its use for its effect to be only by His permission?
What is the ruling on saying "Masha'Allah, Tabarakallah" over a sin, and can the evil eye affect a sin?
Is it permissible to resort to sorcerers to undo the spell of delayed marriage, especially after repeated rejections from girls despite adhering to ruqyah and adhkar, and in light of the fear of falling into sins and losing hope?
Is the questioner's not being married and her illness, for which no medical diagnosis can be found, caused by magic?
What do you advise me to do after I felt stomach pain, changes in my emotions, quick temper, aversion to worship, and a feeling of impending death, after drinking water over which a شيخ (sheikh) recited [Quranic verses]?
Can animals afflict humans with the evil eye?