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Sihr, the evil eye, envy, possession and whispers — what each one actually is, how it tends to show, and how the Quran and Sunnah cure it. Medical care runs alongside, always.

  1. 01Sihrالسِّحْر
  2. 02The evil eyeالْعَيْن
  3. 03Envyالْحَسَد
  4. 04Possessionالْمَسّ
  5. 05Whispersالْوَسْوَسَة
01السِّحْرAs-siḥrRead the guide

01 · Magic and witchcraft

Sihr

A pact with the shayāṭīn to harm, separate or control, one of the seven destructive sins. It is real, it is forbidden, and it is cured by the Quran.

How it can show

  • Sudden, unexplained hatred or coldness between spouses
  • Blockage: things that were open now stay shut, again and again
  • Sickness doctors cannot place, worse at particular times

How it is cured

  • Ruqyah with the verses of sihr and al-Falaq / al-Nās
  • Finding and undoing the sihr where Allah makes it possible
  • Recited water, olive oil, and Sūrat al-Baqarah in the home

Never go to a “healer” who uses jinn, talismans or unknown words: that is sihr treating sihr.

Read the full guide to sihr
02الْعَيْنAl-‘aynRead the guide

02 · A look that carries harm

The evil eye

“The evil eye is real.” A gaze of admiration or resentment — from a friend, a stranger, even yourself — that leaves illness, loss or accident behind it.

How it can show

  • A child or adult who suddenly weakens after being praised
  • Yawning, heaviness and low mood with no medical cause
  • Belongings and blessings that break or fade after being shown

How it is cured

  • Ruqyah with al-Falaq, al-Nās and Āyat al-Kursī
  • The ghusl of the one whose eye struck, if they are known
  • Saying “mā shā’ Allāh, bārak Allāh”, and teaching others to

The eye can come from someone who loves you, so do not accuse. Protect and treat.

Read the full guide to the evil eye
03الْحَسَدAl-ḥasadRead the guide

03 · Ḥasad — wishing the blessing gone

Envy

The first sin in the heavens and the first on earth. Ḥasad harms the envied and burns the envier. Al-Falaq names it as the last thing we seek refuge from.

How it can show

  • Harm that follows a particular person’s attention
  • Repeated setbacks around one blessing: job, marriage, child
  • Restlessness and dread that lifts with dhikr

How it is cured

  • Ruqyah and the morning and evening adhkār, without fail
  • Guarding your blessings quietly; “seek help in secrecy”
  • Ṣadaqah, and asking Allah for the envier

Envy is also a disease of your own heart: the cure includes wanting good for others.

Read the full guide to envy
04الْمَسّAl-massRead the guide

04 · Jinn touch and possession

Possession

The jinn can enter and afflict a person — the Quran and Sunnah affirm it, and so do the scholars. But most seizures, voices and mood changes are medical.

How it can show

  • Aversion to the Quran, adhān or dhikr; strong reactions during ruqyah
  • Nightmares of animals, heights, graves; sleep paralysis that repeats
  • Episodes of absence or altered voice, after a full medical assessment

How it is cured

  • Ruqyah: al-Baqarah, Āyat al-Kursī, the last verses and the three Quls
  • Consistency: daily recitation, adhkār and prayer close the door
  • Medical care continued throughout, never stopped

Stopping medication because someone said “it is jinn” has caused deaths. Medicine first, ruqyah alongside.

Read the full guide to possession
05الْوَسْوَسَةAl-waswasahRead the guide

05 · Waswasa and doubts

Whispers

The shayṭān whispers: in prayer, in purification, in belief. The Prophet ﷺ called the distress it causes “clear faith”. Some of it, though, is OCD, and that has a treatment too.

How it can show

  • Doubts in wuḍū’ and ṣalāh that make you repeat and repeat
  • Blasphemous or frightening thoughts you hate having
  • Endless “what if” about the past, sin, or Allah’s forgiveness

How it is cured

  • Seek refuge, stop, and do not follow the thought
  • Sūrat al-Nās, and the du‘ā of ‘Uthmān ibn Abī al-‘Āṣ
  • Therapy for OCD alongside; it is not weak faith

Do not repeat prayers or washing to satisfy a doubt: that feeds it. Ignore, and carry on.

Read the full guide to whispers

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