Bismillahi arqika: a sourced ruqyah for harm and envy
بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ، بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ
Bismi-llahi arqik, min kulli shay'in yu'dhik, min sharri kulli nafsin aw 'ayni hasid. Allahu yashfik. Bismi-llahi arqik.
“In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye. May Allah cure you. In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you.”
An authentic ruqyah taught in Sahih Muslim, seeking Allah's healing and protection from harm and the envious eye without charms or unsupported formulas.
Du'a 2 · Morning adhkar
Surah al-Falaq
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Qul a'udhu bi Rabbi-l-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharri-n-naffathati fi-l-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad.
“Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak. From the evil of what He has created. From the evil of the darkening night as it descends. From the evil of those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots. And from the evil of the envier when he envies.”
Du'a 3 · Morning adhkar
Surah an-Nas
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Qul a'udhu bi Rabbi-n-nas. Maliki-n-nas. Ilahi-n-nas. Min sharri-l-waswasi-l-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi suduri-n-nas. Mina-l-jinnati wa-n-nas.
“Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind. The King of mankind. The God of mankind. From the evil of the whispering one who withdraws. Who whispers in the breasts of mankind. From among the jinn and mankind.”
Du'a 4 · Daily-life du'as
On seeing something beautiful or pleasing
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Masha'Allah, la quwwata illa billah.
“What Allah has willed. There is no power except with Allah.”
Said to ward off envy (ayn) when admiring something, a child, a possession, a view.
Du'a 5 · Healing & wellbeing
Seeking refuge for children in the perfect words of Allah (SWT)
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
A'udhu bi-kalimati-llahi-t-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah.
“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and every poisonous creature, and from every evil eye.”
The Prophet ﷺ sought refuge for his grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn with these words, and said that Ibrahim (AS) sought refuge with them for Isma'il and Ishaq (AS).