Terrified of evil eyes? You won’t be once you know how powerful dua for protection from evil eye is (with Allah’s will! of course!) in shielding you and your loved ones!
In this article, we will be covering the following duas:
[Table Of Contents]
- Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For Yourself
- Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For Your Loved Ones
- Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For The One Who Is Blessed With More
3 Best Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For You And Your Loved Ones:
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1.Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For Yourself
One of the most powerful dua for protection from evil eye for yourself is derived from what
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say to seek Allah’s protection for his 2 grandsons: Al-Hasan and Al-Husain following what Prophet Ibrahim used to pray for his sons: Prophet Ismail(alaihissalam) and Prophet Ishaaq(Alaihissalam):
‘A ‘u thu bikalimāti ‘llāhit-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli `aynin lāmmah
‘O Allah! I seek Refuge with Your Perfect Words from every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.’
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
Read the arabic text of the hadith here
Since the pronoun used is singular and in the first person “I seek refuge…” then this dua is perfect for you to recite by yourself to seek Allah’s protection!
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَوِّذُ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَاكُمَا كَانَ يُعَوِّذُ بِهَا إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
2. Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For Your Loved Ones
In another narration, the prophet prayed for his grandsons the same dua to protect them from harm, we could also make the same dua for protection from evil eye for our loved ones:
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَوِّذُ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَاكُمَا كَانَ يُعَوِّذُ بِهَا إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لاَمَّة
U’izukuma bikalimatil-lahit-tammati min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli ‘ainin lammah.
“I seek refuge on your behalf in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and scourge and every harmful eye.”
The following serves as a guide for you to easily reference in choosing the right pronoun in Arabic. As the dua above referred to 2 person as prophet Muhammad peace be upon him made the dua for his 2 grandsons, you too can make dua to protect your loved ones correctly using the guide below!
May it be beneficial In shaa Allah!
3. Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For The One Who Is Blessed With More
It is an innate human nature to feel jealous. All of us have at least felt envious and not all jealousy is harmful or wrong!
The companions in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt envy when they saw anyone do good deeds(عمل صالح). This was a good competition, as it motivated them to do more good deeds themselves.
However, it is not the same with evil eye. As This envy involves one to see another who is blessed, with ultimate admiration without attributing it to Allah or wanting the other person to lose his or her blessings.
we will dive deeper into the meaning of evil eyes in 2 parts (ayn) here.
Do you know what the prophet (peace be upon him) taught us the cure to envy and the evil eye was?
The cure is to pray for the one you envy!
عَنْ سهل بن حنيف قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ أَخِيهِ أَوْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ أَوْ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَا يُعْجِبُهُ فَلْيُبَرِّكْهُ فَإِنَّ الْعَيْنَ حَقٌّ
Sahl ibn Hunayf reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you sees something from his brother, or in himself, or in his wealth which impresses him, then supplicate for him to be blessed in it. Verily, the evil eye of envy is real.” Sahih Al-Albani
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 15700
Indeed, most times when we do (عبادة), it feels like we have to force ourselves to do it, isn’t it?
Yup! most times doing something good have to be forced until it became almost like a 2nd nature to you.
Imagine going to the gym regularly or adopting a healthy eating habit if you have never liked eating vegetables. It feels like a chore at first, doesn’t it?
Similarly, in doing something that will bring us closer to Allah like cleansing our heart from envy we have to force ourselves to say that we are happy for the people who had the things we have always wanted.
We have to nurture our heart to want good things for other people.
With time, (inshaallah!) you will WANT good things for people and pray for them and their happiness with a passion.
Remember that when you pray for others, the Malaikaat(angels) will pray for you the same and more.
Is it haram to wear evil eye jewelry?
Unfortunately many Muslims do not know that carrying “Quranic ayaats” that are wrapped in a cloth or wear the “evil eye” necklace as a form of protection from evil eye is a major sin.
My dearest Muslim brothers and sisters, believing any other things beside Allah as your sole protector is a form of “shirk”- associating Allah with partners.
You have to sincerely repent and do(توبة) ask Allah for forgiveness. We ask Allah who is the most merciful (الرحيم) to forgive us all. – آمين
