format_quote Originally Posted by
barney
Is the evil eye magic? Or supersition?
It's not supersition but I don't know if it's classified as magic.
Muslim, Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (r) that the Prophet (saws) said: "The evil eye is real and if anything were to overtake the divine decree, it would be the evil eye. When you are asked to take a bath (to provide a cure) from the influence of the evil eye, you should take a bath."
[Classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, and also by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 1251]
Imam Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi (2059, where he classed it as saheeh) narrated that Asma’ bint ‘Umays said: "O Messenger of Allah, the children of Ja’far have been afflicted by the evil eye, shall we recite ruqyah for them?" He said, "Yes, for if anything were to overtake the divine decree it would be the evil eye."
[Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.]