Is the evil eye (nazar) real? How do I protect myself?
Yes — the Prophet ﷺ said: “The effect of the evil eye is a fact.” Protect yourself with what he did: recite al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas, blow into your hands and wipe over your body, three times, before sleep. Amulets, black threads, lemons-and-chillies and similar customs are not proven and should be left.
Evidence
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The effect of an evil eye is a fact." And he prohibited tattooing.
أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ جَمَعَ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ نَفَثَ فِيهِمَا فَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ} وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ}
Narrated 'Aisha: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it after reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas, and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times.
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