Praise be to Allaah.
Rolling up hair and tying it with thread is one of the
methods used by practitioners of witchcraft. They tie up these bundles and
blow onto them, reciting their false incantations. Whoever finds any such
thing should undo the knots and pull the bundle apart whilst reciting
al-mu’awwidhaat (soorahs of Qur’aan seeking protection with Allaah). Then he
should destroy it by burning it and so on. Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allaah be
pleased with him) narrated: A Jewish man used to enter upon the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who trusted him. He tied some
knots and placed them in a well belonging to a man from among the Ansaar. He
suffered because of that for several days – or, according to the hadeeth of
‘Aa’ishah, for six months – then two angels came to visit him. One sat at
his head and the other at his feet. One of them said, “Do you know what is
ailing him?” He said: “So and so who used to enter upon him tied some knots
for him and threw them into the well of So and so, the Ansaari. He should
send a man to him to take the bundle out, and he will find that the water
has turned yellow.” Then Jibreel came to him, bringing the revelation of
al-Mi’wadhatayn, and he told him that a Jewish man had bewitched him and
that the materials used were in the well of So and so. Then he sent a man –
according to another isnaad, he sent ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) –
who found that the water had turned yellow. He took out the bundle and
brought it to him, and he told him to untie it and recite a verse of
Qur’aan. He started to recite and untie it, and every time he untied a knot,
he felt a little better, until he was fully recovered.”
Narrated by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah,
6/615; al-Haakim, 4/460; al-Nasaa’i, 2/172; Ahmad, 4/367;
al-Tabaraani.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: One of
the remedies for witchcraft, which is also one of the most effective
remedies, is to try hard to find out where the material has been put,
whether in the ground, in the mountains, and so on. If that can be found
out, and it can be taken out and destroyed, the spell will be broken. End
quote. Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 3/280.
He also said: Efforts should be made to find out what the
witch has done. If he has put some hair, for example, in a certain place, or
put it in a comb and so on, if it is known that he has put it in a certain
place, it should be taken out and burned or destroyed. Then its effects will
be cancelled out and what the witch wanted to do will be annulled.
Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 8/144.
You should beware of
this servant and try to send her back to her country. The household members
should also try to protect themselves by reciting the dhikrs prescribed in
sharee’ah, such as the dhikrs for morning and evening, when going to sleep,
when entering and leaving the house, and when eating and drinking.
There are means of protecting oneself against the dangers of
witchcraft before it happens, the most important and beneficial of which is
protecting oneself by reciting the dhikrs, du’aa’s and prayers for
protection that are prescribed in sharee’ah, such as reciting Aayat
al-Kursiy after every obligatory prayer, after the dhikrs that are
prescribed after the salaam. It may also be recited when going to sleep.
Aayat al-Kurisy is the greatest verse in the Holy Qur’aan, in which Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains
and protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To
Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is
he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what
happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them
in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge
except that which He wills. His Kursiy extends over the
heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving
them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great”
[al-Baqarah 2:255]
One may also recite Qul Huwa Allaahu ahad, Qul ‘Aoodhu bi
Rabb il-Falaq and Qul ‘a’oodhu bi Rabb il-naas (i.e., the last three
soorahs of the Qur’aan) following every obligatory prayer, and recite these
three soorahs three times at the beginning of the day, after Fajr prayer,
and at the beginning of the night, after Maghrib.
Another dhikr is to recite the last two verses of Soorat
al-Baqarah at the beginning of the night. In these verses Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“The Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent
down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in
Allaah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) “We make no
distinction between one another of His Messengers” — and they say, “We hear,
and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return
(of all).”
286. Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets
reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that
(evil) which he has earned. “Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall
into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on
those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden
greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness.
Have mercy on us. You are our Mawlaa (Patron, Supporter and Protector) and
give us victory over the disbelieving people”
[al-Baqarah 2:285-286]
It is narrated in a saheeh report that the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever
recites Aayat al-Kursiy at night will have protectors from Allaah and no
devil will come near him until morning comes.” And it is reported in a
saheeh report that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also
said: “Whoever recites the last two verses of Soorat al-Baqarah at night,
that will suffice him.” The meaning – and Allaah knows best – is that they
will suffice him against all evil.
You should also frequently recite du’aa’s seeking refuge in
the “perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created,
night and day, when stopping in any place in the city or in the desert, by
air or by sea, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “Whoever makes a stop then says: ‘A’oodhu bi kalimaat
Allaah il-taammati min sharri ma khalaq (I seek refuge in the perfect
words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created),’ nothing will
harm him until he moves on from that place.”
At the beginning of the day and at the beginning of the
night, the Muslim should say three times: “Bismillaah illaahi laa yadurru
ma’a ismihi shay’un fi’l-ard wa la fi’l-sama’ wa huwa al-samee’ ul-‘aleem
(In the name of Allaah with Whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in
heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing)” because it is narrated in a
saheeh report that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) encouraged that, and that is a means a protection
against all evil.
These dhikrs and prayers for protection are among the
greatest means of protecting oneself against the evils of witchcraft and
other evils, for the one who recites them regularly and with sincerity,
faith and trust in Allaah, depending on Him and keeping their minds and
hearts open to what the evidence says. They are also one of the greatest
weapons for removing the effects of witchcraft once it has taken place; as
well as that one should beseech Allaah a great deal and ask Him to relieve
the harm.
Another du’aa’ that has been narrated from the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for treating sickness caused by
witchcraft and other things, and which the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) used as a ruqyah to treat his companions, is: “Allaahumma
Rabb al-Naas, adhhib al-ba’s wa’shfi, anta al-Shaafiy, laa shifaa’a illa
shifaa’uka, shifaa’an laa yughaadiru saqaman (O Allaah, Lord of mankind,
remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no
healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness).” This
should be recited three times.
And there is the ruqyah with which Jibreel (peace be upon
him) treated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Bismillaah
urqeek, min kulli shay’in yu’dheek, wa min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin
haasidin Allaah yushfeek, bismillaah urqeek (In the name of Allaah I
perform ruqyah for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil
of every soul or envious eye may Allaah heal you, in the name of Allaah I
perform ruqyah for you).” This should also be repeated three times.
End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz,
3/277-279.
And Allaah knows best.
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