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Sunan Ibn Majah 3511

Chapter: One who seeks Ruqyah to treat the evil eye

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3511

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادٍ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجَانِّ وَأَعْيُنِ الإِنْسِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ أَخَذَهُمَا وَتَرَكَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to seek refuge from the evil eye of the jinn and of mankind. When the Mu’awwidhatain* were revealed, he started to recite them and stopped reciting anything else.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3511) and An-Nasa’i (No. 5494).

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The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3511
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3511
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3511

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5494

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] used to seek refuge from the evil eye of the Jinn and the evil eye of humans. When Al-Mu'awwadhatan were revealed, he started to recite them and stopped reciting anything else."

يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجَانِّ وَعَيْنِ الإِنْسِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ أَخَذَ بِهِمَا وَتَرَكَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Also reported by… (3)
  • الدعوات الكبير للبيهقي (298)يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجَانِّ ، وَمِنْ عَيْنِ الْإِنْسِ ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ أَخَذَ بِهِمَا وَتَرَكَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7616)يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجَانِّ ، وَعَيْنِ الإِنْسِ ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ أَخَذَ بِهِمَا ، وَتَرَكَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (2443)يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجَانِّ ، وَعَيْنِ الإِنْسِ , فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَانِ أَخَذَهُمَا , وَتَرَكَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ .

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1015

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge (with Allah) against the Jinn and the evil eye

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge (with Allah) against the Jinn and the evil eye, until the Mu‘awwidhatayn (Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat An-Nās) were revealed. After they had been…

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال ‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتعوذ من الجان، وعين الإنسان، حتى نزلت المعوذتان، فلما نزلتا، أخذ بهما وترك ما سواهما ‏.‏ (‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال ‏:‏حديث حسن ‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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