Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Amir bin Rabi’ah and Sahl bin Hunaif both went out with the intention of bathing and were looking for a place to conceal themselves. According to Amir—and the narration of Mustadrak, which is more correct—Sahl took off his woolen cloak. When I saw him, the evil eye from me affected him. He entered the water to bathe, and I heard the sound of his murmuring in the water. I came to him and called him three times, but he did not respond. I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the whole matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and entered the water; it is as if I can still see the whiteness of his shins. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his chest three times and then supplicated: “O Allah, remove his heat, cold, illness, and weakness.” Then he stood up and said: “When anyone sees something of his brother or his property that pleases him, let him pray for blessing for him, for the evil eye is indeed real.”

Hiyyah bin Habis Taymi narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no bad omen in the owl, the evil eye is true, and the best omen is taking a good sign (optimism)."

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye causes a man to enter the grave and a camel to enter the cooking pot." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir and Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, the evil eye can make a person insane by Allah's command, to the extent that (sometimes it happens that) he climbs to a high place and then falls from there."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real; it can cause a person (who is in a high place) to fall down."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real. If anything could overtake destiny, it would be the evil eye. When you are asked to perform ablution (as a remedy for the evil eye), then you should perform ablution."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Omen (fa’l) is in three things: the house, the horse, and the wife? He said: (If I answer in the affirmative, it would mean) I have attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) something which he did not say. However, I did hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "The best omen is the good omen, and the evil eye is also true."