Habib Umar B. Hafiz
Habib Umar B. Hafiz
Habib Umar B. Hafiz
Question
What can be recited for the effects of black magic (sihr)?
Answer
Recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas,
(a minimum of 11 times along with these verses, also 11 times each).
(Yunus, 10:81)
(Al-Araf, 7:118)
(al-Qalam, 68:51)
How Do I Seek Protection from Evil and Harm?
Question
What can be recited to completely undo magic that has been done...
Answer
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
(3) Recite the three Quls (Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, Surat al-
NasSuras 112-114 of the Quran), regularly. At least, commit to
reciting them upon waking and when going to sleep. Ideally, also
recite them after every obligatory prayerbringing to mind their
meanings, each time, as one recites them. Surat al-Ikhlas tells us
about the Absolute Uniqueness and Perfection of Allah (al-Ahad,
the Unique One); that Allah is the Absolutely Independent (al-
Samad), whom all depend upon; and that He is Absolutely Self-
Reliant, and Absolutely Distinct from everything, in every way
for everything besides Him is created by Him and dependent upon
Him. Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas teach us to seek shelter in the
protection, care, and mercy of Allah from every type of harm
recognizing that we our hope and fear, reliance and trust are only
upon Him.
Perform wudu, and pray two rakats of prayer, after which you
should make heart-felt dua, asking Allah for your needs. It is good
to recite the specifically-recommended sunna supplication (dua)
of need.
(2) Recite this brief Prophetic supplication, regularly:
O Alive and everlasting One,
I beseech You by Your mercy.
This is taken from the Quranic praise of true believers, in Surah Al-i
Imran:
Those whose faith only increased when people said, Fear your
enemy: they have amassed a great army against you, and who replied,
God is enough for us: He is the best protector, returned with grace
and bounty from God; no harm befell them. They pursued Gods
good pleasure. Gods favour is great indeed. [3:173-175]
If there remain harms beyond this, then consult a rel iable, learned
scholar about the specifics.
Is Someone Using Black Magic to Destroy My
Marriage?
There is no exact way of finding out for sure what is going on. There
is a chance that it could be related to something on the unseen realm,
such as jinn or magic, and there is also the chance that it could be a
mental health issue or emotional issue that he is dealing with.
What I would suggest is that you cover all the bases in trying to treat
what is going on. Continue to do what you are doing in terms of
Quran recitation and dhikr.
You should also increase the amount of whatever you are doing as
long as it is within your capacity, as moderation is also prescribed. You
should encourage your husband to increase his acts of worship and to
be in the company of good people and shuyukh, as that has a healing
effect.
Beware of charlatans, people who are not qualified and those who
seeking money for this type of work. Having a knowledgeable teacher
locally or by phone will also be a help for you and your husband to
work through issues that you are having as a couple or spiritual issues.
They may also be able to identify signs of what might possibly be the
cause of what your husband is experiencing.
This Quranic verse intrigued Muslim scholars, early and late, especially
the Quranic exegetes and the masters of the spiritual path, especially
as the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace)
himself emphasized that, I was only sent to perfect noble character,
[Ahmad] and said, The believers most perfect in faith are those best
in character. [Tirmidhi]
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali and others relate that the sum of Prophetic
teachings is that good character is manifest in five matters:
(5) Responding to the wrong of others with nothing but the good.
First. As for fulfilling the rights of others, the Prophet (Allah bless him
and give him peace) emphasized that, Give everyone who has a right
their due right, [Bukhari] and he warned against non-fulfillment of
others rights, Injustice shall become manifold darkness on the Day
of Judgment. [Bukhari]
Third. Being cheerful and positive in ones dealings with others. The
Prophet is described as always having been full of concern, yet he was
always cheerful.
Fourth. Recognizing the good of others entails not only thanking and
reciprocating those who do obvious acts of good to one, but to reflect,
consider, and appreciate the less-obvious (but significant) good that
countless people do for oneboth directly and indirectly. We owe our
very lives to our parents. When did we last thank them? Our teachers,
whether at school or university, have taught us so much. When did we
last thank them? The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)
cautioned that, Whoever is not thankful to people is not thankful to
God. [Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawud]
What you have advised them is the best thing that you could tell
them, which is to keep reading the Book of Allah (ie the Quran) and
to have faith in it. One thing that I would say is that you could also
educate them on the point of who it is reading the Quran.
During the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be well pleased
with him), he used to recite something in the ears of insane people
and they would be freed of the jinn inside them. One man, who
was not insane, wanted to know what Umar was reciting and so he
pretended to be insane and then went to Umar. Umar then recited
the (Sura) Fatiha in his ear.
The man then went on to others and began claiming that he could
cure the insane. An insane person came to him and sat for the reading.
When the man recited Fatiha into the ear of the man, he heard the
voice of the jinn inside the man saying, Yes, this is the Fatiha, but
where is Umar?
So, although you might have two people reading the Quran, their level
of spirituality and connection to Allah and the Quran are different.
The state of the person will also have an effect on whether it works or
not. You may advise the family to find someone pious to recite.
You should also remind them though, that there are people that are
charlatans and can take money from people and claim to be able to
help. They should look to a person with knowledge of the deen (fiqh)
and piety (wara) to ask about reading in their house. They may also
ask that person to write them a ruqya (tawiz) but it should only be
something with Quran, Hadith or the Names of Allah.