Question: I am a young sister who got married recently to a man with very good character and Religion, masha-Allah. Since I have got married, I frequently have very frightening dreams about my husband and others I love. Before marriage I never had frightening dreams as I always make my supplications at bedtime. Sometimes I see that there are jinn inside other people and I am trying to fight them by reciting ayatul-Kursi, but they are stopping me from doing so. I cannot sleep at night and wake up several times. One good sister suggested to me that it may be the evil eye brought on by others who are jealous. If that is the case, then please could you (Islam Q&A Team) guide me as to what I can do about this problem as it is very distressing. May Allah Reward you greatly for your advice.
Answer: Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Undoubtedly the frightening dreams that this sister sees are from the accursed Satan who is trying his hardest to prevent people from following the true religion and keep them away from their Lord Whom they worship, and he wants to cause grief to the believers. But his plots against the pious close friends of Allah are weak and insignificant, especially against those who fortify themselves with ruqya as prescribed in Sharia day and night.
Secondly:
You should note that the best way in which the Muslim can protect himself against the Satan is to remember Allah. According to the hadeeth narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2863), Allah commanded Yahiya ibn Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to tell the Children of Israel to do five things, including the following:"I command you to remember Allah, for the likeness of that is that of a man who enemy comes after him, until he comes to a strong fortress where he protects himself from him. Similarly, a person cannot protect himself against the Satan except by remembering Allah." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmdihi.
If the Muslim fears Allah in all his affairs, and adheres to that which Allah has commanded and avoids that which He has forbidden, and he constantly remembers Allah, praying and fasting and other kinds of worship, and he fortifies himself by reading Quran night and day, out loud and silently, and he regularly recites the words and supplications prescribed in Islam for the morning and evening, and when eating, drinking, getting dressed and going to sleep, then the Satan will go away from him, blameworthy and defeated, and will have no power to do anything to him. How can it be otherwise when Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taaghoot (Satan). So fight you against the friends of Satan (Satan); ever feeble indeed is the plot of Satan (Satan)"
[al-Nisa' 4:76]The Satan only comes close to those who are far away from their religion and Quran. The Satan may try to divert the righteous from the straight path, in order to ruin their lives and religious commitment and worldly interests. But protection may be sought against him in the manner described above. You can also refer to the books of supplication such as al-Adhkaar by al-Nawawi and other books of supplication that deal with this topic, or books of Sunan in general. If you do that we hope that your situation will improve and you will find peace of mind, and Allah will change your situation to a better one.
Among the supplications with which we advise you to recite regularly are Adhkaar for morning and evening:
(a) Reciting every morning and evening the words, "A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created)."
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am suffering because of a scorpion that stung me yesterday." He said, "If you had said in the evening, A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created)," it would not have harmed you. Narrated by Muslim.
Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) encouraged us to say that in every place where we stop (when travelling).
It was narrated that Khawlah bint Hakeem al-Salamiyyah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever makes a stop in some place, then says, "A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created)," nothing will harm him until he moves on from that place. Narrated by Muslim, 2708.
(b) Reciting every morning and evening these words:
It was narrated that 'Othman ibn 'Affaan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no person who says in the morning and evening of each day, "Bismillaah illaahi laa yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fi'l-ard wa la fi'l-sama' wa huwa al-samee' ul-'aleem (In the name of Allah with Whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing)" three times, but nothing will harm him Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3388; also narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3869. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
(c) Reciting the verse al-Kursi and al-Mu'awwidhaat before going to sleep.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) put me in charge of guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone came to me and started grabbing handfuls of the food. I took hold of him and said, "I will take you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said, "I will teach you some words by means of which Allah will benefit you." I said, "What are they?" He said, "When you go to your bed, recite this verse (interpretation of the meaning): "Allah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists)" [al-Baqarah 2:255] '“ until he completed the verse. Then Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no Satan (devil) will come near you until morning." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked me, "What did your prisoner do last night?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he taught me something, and claimed that Allah would benefit me by it." He [PBUH]asked, "What was it?" I said, "He taught me to recite the verse al-Kursi when I go to bed, and said that no Satan would come near me until morning, and that Allah would appoint a guard for me who would stay with me." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "He told you the truth, although he is an inveterate liar. That was the Satan."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3101; Muslim, 505.
Thirdly:
With regard to the hasad (envy) and the evil eye of which you speak, it may be that this harm has come to you through hasad. Protection against that is to be sought by reciting the supplications prescribed in Shariah.It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to seek refuge with Allah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. He said: "Your father [i.e., Ibrahim] used to seek refuge with Allah for Ismaa'eel and Ishaaq with these words: A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allah al-taammah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli'aynin laammah (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and every poisonous reptile, and from every bad eye).” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3191.
With regard to the remedy:
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real, and if anything were to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil eye. When you are asked to take a bath (to provide a cure) from the influence of the evil eye, you should take a bath"
Narrated by Muslim, 2188.If you know that the evil eye has been put on you by a certain person, then you should ask him to do 'ghusl and wudoo', then you should pour the water of his 'ghuslor wudoo' over yourself.
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