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On the evil eye, said plainly

Four words from Aisha's narration, and an instruction attached.

اسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الْعَيْنَ حَقٌّ

Istaʿīdhū billāhi fa-inna-l-ʿayna ḥaqq.

“Seek refuge with Allah, for the evil eye is real.”

It is not dismissed as superstition, and it is not treated as something to be managed by charms. The instruction given is refuge.

The full narration

It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Seek refuge with Allah, for the evil eye is real.”

Source

Sunan Ibn Mājah · 3508

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Al-Albani: Sahih
  • Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih
  • Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih Lighairihi
  • Zubair Ali Zai: Daif

Note on the chain. Scholars differ on this chain. Zubair Ali Zai grades it Daif. The majority (3 of 4) authenticate it.

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