Magic and the Evil Eye
470 questions
What is your opinion on the "Rumi mixture" composed of salt, sidr, and white alum for bathing with between Asr and Maghrib prayers, and is it permissible for an unmarried girl who has not received any marriage proposals to use it?
Is it permissible to blow on a female child after completing the morning and evening remembrances, and is this the correct method for performing Ruqyah on a young child?
Is it permissible to supplicate with: "O Allah, just as magic harmed me by Your permission, so too heal and restore me from it by Your power and might," and is this considered an act of discontent or audacity towards Allah, with reference to the verses: "And they do not harm anyone thereby except by permission of Allah" and "And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him"?
Does the divorce of a man who insulted his mother and divorced his wife count, while he was unaware of what he was doing, especially with his female relative threatening him with an act that would make him intolerable to himself and those around him?
What is the meaning of the word "hammah" (هامة) in the supplication: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every devil, and hammah, and reproaching eye"?
What is the ruling on a wife informing some of her friends about her pregnancy before three months have passed, without her husband's knowledge, given that he asked her not to tell anyone for fear of the evil eye? Is she considered disobedient to him by doing so? And how can she atone for her sin if that is the case?
What is the ruling on excessively saying "Masha'Allah" due to obsessive-compulsive disorder, and what should be said upon seeing a person of prominence or wealth, and when is "Masha'Allah" said?
Is assisting a disobedient person—who does not pray and practices magic and sorcery—in my home considered a sin or a reward, especially given their role in causing family problems and the decline in our children's academic performance, and how can my husband, our children, and I protect ourselves from their harm?
Am I responsible for what afflicts others because I am "afflicted" (with the evil eye)? And what should I do to give of my traces to those harmed without their knowledge?
What is the solution for recurring family, financial, and psychological problems, and what can be done about them?
Can magic be nullified or undone through supplication and fervent prayer to Allah Almighty? And is supplication and fervent prayer sufficient to release one who is bound from marriage, after the shaykhs differed regarding her condition, between the evil eye and magic?
Is reciting Ayat al-Kursi and the two Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas) in the morning and evening sufficient for protection against the evil eye?
Can I be guided and advised regarding my severe OCD, which has led me to doubt the existence of Allah Almighty, and to fear the evil eye intensely, knowing that I have become certain that Allah Almighty will save me from these obsessions?
What is the reality of contemporary magic that involves seeing a woman cut in half, placed in a box, and having swords passed through from the sides?
Is it said, "Masha'Allah, there is no power except with Allah," upon hearing the voice of a شيخ reciting the Qur'an?
Is saying "Tabarak Allah" (Blessed be Allah) upon seeing something admirable legitimate, or is the correct phrase to say "Barak Allahu feek" (May Allah bless you)?
Is it permissible to supplicate against someone whom you suspect might afflict you with the evil eye, knowing that the evil eye is real, and feeling a weakness in your protective recitations?
Is contact (of a jinn) the cause of the problems the questioner faces in his life, and of his relationship with the girl he wishes to marry despite his family's opposition and his doubts about her sincerity?
What is the significance of the symptoms that appear on the husband when hearing the legitimate ruqyah, can they be due to the evil eye or sorcery, and what should be done about it, knowing that the husband refuses to recite ruqyah himself?
What is the interpretation of the disturbing dreams that come to me after reciting Surat Al-Baqarah and the morning adhkar, and seeing a white jilbab, and what is the relation of this to the delay in marriage despite my commitment and good morals?
Are the problems that arose between the spouses, and their subsequent desire for divorce, then regret and reconciliation, and the wife's seeing of a large and terrifying cat on the bed, considered sorcery or the evil eye, or are they a blessing from Allah, especially since they have been sleeping in the same bed for two months without consummating the marriage and having full marital relations, and is it permissible for them to sleep together in this manner?
Is it permissible to perform ruqyah on a car when one senses it has been afflicted by the evil eye or when it breaks down in a way that is difficult to repair, and how is this ruqyah performed?
Is my condition caused by an affliction from an envious eye, and what is the radical solution to this problem? Are there people who have the ability to solve these problems, and where can I find them?
What is the ruling on a man wearing a silver chain around his neck and a plastic bracelet on his wrist?