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| Fatwa By : |
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid |
| Language |
English |
| Reference By |
Islam Q&A |
| Addition Date |
07/09/2013 |
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Praise be to Allah.
Among the most important means of warding off the danger of sihr before it
happens is seeking protection through the adhkar (dhikr) prescribed in Islam,
making dua’ and reciting prayers seeking refuge that were narrated from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). These include:
1. Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy [Al-Baqarah 2:255] after every prescribed prayer,
after reciting the adhkar which are prescribed after the salaam.
2. Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy when going to sleep. This is the greatest aayah in
the Quran, in which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshiped but He),
Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that
exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in
the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him
except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in
this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never
compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursiy
extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and
preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great” [Al-Baqarah 2:255]
3. Reciting “Qul huwa Allahu ahad”, “Qul a’oodhu bi Rabb il-Falaq” and “Qul
a’oodhu bi Rabb il-Naas” [i.e., the last three soorahs of the Quran]
following every prescribed prayer, and reciting these three soorahs (three
times) at the beginning of the day after Fajr prayer, and at the beginning of
the night after Maghrib prayer.
4. Reciting the last two aayahs of Soorat al-Baqarah at the beginning of the
night. These are the aayahs in which Allah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“The Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his
Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His
Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) ‘We make no distinction between one
another of His Messengers’ — and they say, ‘We hear, and we obey. (We seek)
Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all).’
Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good)
which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned.
‘Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on
us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and
Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to
bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Mawla
(Patron, Supporter and Protector) and give us victory over the disbelieving
people” [Al-Baqarah 2:285-285]
And it was narrated in a sahih report that the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Aayat al-Kursiy at
night will have ongoing protection from Allah and no devil will come near him
until morning comes.” And it was also narrated in a sahih report that the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever
recites the last two aayahs of Soorat al-Baqarah at night, that will suffice
him.” The meaning – and Allah knows best – is that that will be sufficient
protection for him against all evil.
5. Seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He
has created, night and day and when stopping to rest anywhere, be it in the
city, in the desert, in the air or on the sea. The Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever stops to rest and says, ‘A’oodhu bi
kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaq (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.”
6. The Muslim should say at the beginning of the day and the beginning of the
night (three times): “Bismillaah alladhi laa yadurr ma’a ismihi shay’un
fi’l-ardi wa laa fi’l-samaa’i wa huwa al-samee’ al-‘aleem (In the name of Allah
with Whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the
All-Hearing, All-Knowing).” According to sahih reports, the Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) urged us to recite this, and
this is a means of keeping safe from all evil.
These adhkar and prayers for refuge are among the greatest means of warding
off the evil of sihr (witchcraft) and other evils, for the one who recites them
regularly with sincerity and faith, putting his trust in Allah and depending
upon Him, and being content with that.
They are also some of the most effective weapons for warding off sihr after it
has happened, along with humbly beseeching Allah constantly and asking Him to
remove the harm and relieve the distress. Among the dua’s which have been
narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to treat
diseases such as sihr and other things is the ruqyah by means of which he
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to treat his companions: “Allaahumma
Rabb al-naas, adhhib il-ba’s, washfi anta al-Shaafi laa shifaa’a illa
shifaa’uka shifaa’an laa yughaadir saqaman (O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove
the harm and heal him, for You are the Healer and there is no healing except
Your healing, with a healing which does not leave any disease behind).” There
is also the ruqyah by means of which Jibril treated the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him): “Bismillaah urqeeka min kulli shay’in
yu’dheeka, wa min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin haasid Allaah yashfeek,
bismillaah urqeek (In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you, from every
thing that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye may
Allah heal you, in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you).” This should
be repeated three times. And Allah knows best.
Majmoo’ Fatawa wa Maqalat al-Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have
mercy on him), vol. 8
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