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Source: Bukhari 3371

Dua against the evil eye

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti’llāhi’t-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah.

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every evil eye.

When to say it

Said as protection for oneself and one's children from the evil eye and harm.

Virtue & benefit

The Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge for al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn with these words, saying Ibrāhīm sought refuge for Ismāʿīl and Isḥāq with them.

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (3371), from Ibn ʿAbbās.

Frequently asked

What dua protects against the evil eye?

The Prophet ﷺ used "Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti’llāhi’t-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah" to seek refuge for his grandsons.

Can I say the evil-eye dua for my children?

Yes — this is exactly how the Prophet ﷺ used it, seeking refuge for al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn from every devil and every envious eye.

Make this dua a daily habit

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