All praises & thanks are be to ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى). The Lord of the Aa'lameen.
As'Salaamu Alaikum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuh,
My respected brothers & sisters fiddeen;
Say “Barak Allaahu ‘Alayk” (بارك الله لك أو عليك) which means “May Allah’s blessing be upon you” to avoid evil eye, not “Maa Shaa’ Allah” (ما شاء الله) which means “What ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) wills.”
Evidence:
Once a man praised another man for having very beautiful skin and claimed he had never even seen a virgin with such beautiful skin.
The man became ill on the spot, and upon hearing about this, the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ asked:
“Why did you not say, May ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) bless you?”
[Muwatta of Imam Malik (No. 1972, 1973) and it is Sahih]
Evidence No. 2:
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
When one of you sees in a person something which amazes him, then let him supplicate (to ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى)) to bless him.”
[Jami’ Mu‘mar (No. 19766) and it is Sahih]
Evidence against Maa Shaa’ Allah:
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ is reported to have said:
“Whoever sees something that amazes him, let him say: “Maa shaa’ Allah, Laa Quwwata illaa billaah” Hence, by doing so that person won’t be affected by the evil eye.”
[Ibn Sunni in "Amal yaum wal-lail" (207) and Shaikh Albaanee graded its chain as "Dha'eef Jiddan" (extremely weak) in Takhreej al-Kalim al-Tayyib]
If you think you have given someone evil eye, say “Allaahumma baarik ‘alaih” (اللهم بارك عليه) which means "O' ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) send your blessings upon him."
[Paraphrase of Ibn al-Qayyim’s Zaad al-Ma'aad (v. 4, p. 157-158)]
And ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) knows best.
May ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) make things easy to understand His sahih deen & sahih sunnah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ & may He keep us among with guided ummah.
Allah Humma Aameen.
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
Say “Barak Allaahu ‘Alayk” (بارك الله لك أو عليك) which means “May Allah’s blessing be upon you” to avoid evil eye, not “Maa Shaa’ Allah” (ما شاء الله) which means “What ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) wills.”
Evidence:
Once a man praised another man for having very beautiful skin and claimed he had never even seen a virgin with such beautiful skin.
The man became ill on the spot, and upon hearing about this, the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ asked:
“Why did you not say, May ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) bless you?”
[Muwatta of Imam Malik (No. 1972, 1973) and it is Sahih]
Evidence No. 2:
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
When one of you sees in a person something which amazes him, then let him supplicate (to ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى)) to bless him.”
[Jami’ Mu‘mar (No. 19766) and it is Sahih]
Evidence against Maa Shaa’ Allah:
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ is reported to have said:
“Whoever sees something that amazes him, let him say: “Maa shaa’ Allah, Laa Quwwata illaa billaah” Hence, by doing so that person won’t be affected by the evil eye.”
[Ibn Sunni in "Amal yaum wal-lail" (207) and Shaikh Albaanee graded its chain as "Dha'eef Jiddan" (extremely weak) in Takhreej al-Kalim al-Tayyib]
If you think you have given someone evil eye, say “Allaahumma baarik ‘alaih” (اللهم بارك عليه) which means "O' ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) send your blessings upon him."
[Paraphrase of Ibn al-Qayyim’s Zaad al-Ma'aad (v. 4, p. 157-158)]
And ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) knows best.
May ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) make things easy to understand His sahih deen & sahih sunnah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ & may He keep us among with guided ummah.
Allah Humma Aameen.
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
