In this Ayah is a proof that the effect of the evil eye and its affliction by
the command of Allah is real. Many Hadiths have been reported concerning this
through numerous routes of transmission. The Hadith of Buraydah bin Al-Husayb
Abu `Abdullah bin Majah recorded from Buraydah bin Al-Husayb that the Messenger
of Allah said,
«لَا رُقْيَةَ إِلَّا
مِنْ عَيْنٍ أَوْ حُمَة»
(There is no Ruqyah except to cure the evil eye and the sting.) This is how
Ibn Majah recorded this Hadith. Imam Muslim also recorded this Hadith in his
Sahih on the authority of Buraydah himself, but he did not attribute it to the
Prophet . There is a story concerning this incident (as reported by Buraydah in
Sahih Muslim), and At-Tirmidhi recorded the Hadith in this manner (like Muslim's
version). This Hadith has also been recorded by Imam Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud and
At-Tirmidhi on the authority of `Imran bin Husayn, however, he did not attribute
it to the Prophet . `Imran's wording is,
«لَا رُقْيَةَ إِلَّا
مِنْ عَيْنٍ أَوْ حُمَة»
(There is no Ruqyah except to cure the evil eye and the sting.)'' Muslim
recorded in his Sahih from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet said,
«الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ
وَلَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ سَابَقَ الْقَدَرَ سَبَقَتِ الْعَيْنُ وَإِذَا اسْتُغْسِلْتُمْ
فَاغْسِلُوا»
(The evil eye is real. If anything were to overtake the divine decree (and
change it), then it would be the evil eye. And if you perform Ghusl (to remove
the evil eye) then wash well.) Muslim was alone in recording this Hadith, as
Al-Bukhari did not mention it. It is reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "The
Messenger of Allah used to invoke Allah's protection for Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn
(his grandsons) by saying,
«أُعِيذُكُمَا
بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ
عَيْنٍ لَامَّة»
(I seek protection for you two by the perfect Words of Allah from every
Shaytan, and dangerous creature, and from every eye that is evil.) Then he would
say:
«هَكَذَا كَانَ
إِبْرَاهِيمُ يُعَوِّذُ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَام»
(Thus, did Ibrahim used to seek protection for Ishaq and Isma`il (his
sons).)'' This Hadith was recorded by Al-Bukhari and the Sunan compilers.