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2059. Asmā' bint 'Umaish said: "I
said: 'O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ! Some of Ja'far's children have suffered from an accelerated case of the inflammation of the eye, so should I have them treated with Ruqyah?' He said: 'Yes, for indeed if there was anything that could overcome the Decree, then the evil eye would overcome it.'" (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Imrān bin Ḥuṣain and Buraidah. And this Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣahih. This has been reported from Ayyūb, from 'Amr bin Dīnār, from 'Urwah bin 'Āmir, from 'Ubaid bin Rifā'ah, from Asmā' bint 'Umais from the Prophet ﷺ.
This was narrated to us by Al-Ḥasan bin 'Alī Al-Khallāl (who said:) " 'Abdur-Razzāq narrated to us from Ma'mar, from Ayyūb" with this chain.
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Commentary
The evil eye is a dangerous and potentially fatal phenomenon. It is in recognition of this fact that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has recommended various methods of fighting it. (For detailed discussion please see Ibn Al-Qayyim's Tibb Nabawi (Urdu) Translation by 'Azizur-Rahmān A'ẓamī, pp. 310-334)
