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Assalaamu 'alaykum!
Ibn ‘Uthaymeen mentions:
[Usool At-Tafseer, by Ibn 'Uthaymeen, Pp. 194-195]
http://ibnuthaymeen.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/how-to-protect-oneself-from-evil/
“… Salvation lies in connecting one’s heart with his Lord, entrusting his affairs to Him, and achieving complete reliance upon Allaah.
He uses the authentically reported and legislated means with which he protects himself from such harms. These issues of magic, envy and jealousy, and similar evils are prevalent among people only due to the negligence and lack of consciousness of Allaah, the weakness of one’s reliance upon Him, and not learning about the reported means and supplications of protecting oneself.
If the people did use these authentically reported means of protecting oneself, we know for sure they will prevent such evils and block them stringer than the barrier blocks the Yajooj and Majooj!
But, unfortunately, most people know nothing of these reported supplications and means.
Even those who do know of them often forget and neglect them or recite them with their hearts inattentive. This is a major deficiency. If people were to use the legislated means as intended they would be saved from many evils. We ask Allaah for success and safety.”
He uses the authentically reported and legislated means with which he protects himself from such harms. These issues of magic, envy and jealousy, and similar evils are prevalent among people only due to the negligence and lack of consciousness of Allaah, the weakness of one’s reliance upon Him, and not learning about the reported means and supplications of protecting oneself.
If the people did use these authentically reported means of protecting oneself, we know for sure they will prevent such evils and block them stringer than the barrier blocks the Yajooj and Majooj!
But, unfortunately, most people know nothing of these reported supplications and means.
Even those who do know of them often forget and neglect them or recite them with their hearts inattentive. This is a major deficiency. If people were to use the legislated means as intended they would be saved from many evils. We ask Allaah for success and safety.”
[Usool At-Tafseer, by Ibn 'Uthaymeen, Pp. 194-195]
http://ibnuthaymeen.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/how-to-protect-oneself-from-evil/
