Dua for protection from the evil eye

Surah al-Falaq ends with refuge from the envier when he envies, which is where the evil eye begins. Every night the Prophet ﷺ recited it with an-Nas and al-Ikhlas into his cupped hands and wiped them over his body (Bukhari 5017).

Surah Al-Falaq

Said 3 times

﴿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-rabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. From the evil of that which He created. And from the evil of darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots. And from the evil of an envier when he envies.

Al-Falaq 113:1-5 · Qur’an

The Prophet ﷺ said: Recite the Mu'awwidhatayn — you will not recite anything like them.

When to read it

  • Three times each in the morning and evening, and once before sleep with the wipe the Prophet ﷺ did.
  • A’udhu bikalimatillah three times in the evening: nothing harms you that night (Muslim 2708).

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Surah An-Nas

Said 3 times

﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ﴾

Qul a'udhu bi-rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. The Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind. From the evil of the retreating whisperer. Who whispers in the breasts of mankind. Among jinn and among mankind.

An-Nas 114:1-6 · Qur’an

Protection from jinn and mankind — the Prophet ﷺ recited this every night before sleep.

Surah Al-Ikhlas

Said 3 times

﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ﴾

Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad

Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.

Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4 · Qur’an

Reciting it three times in the morning and evening suffices you from everything.

Kalimat at-Tammah

Said 3 times

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

Muslim 2708 · Hadith

Whoever says this three times in the evening, nothing will harm him that night.

Bismillah La Yadurru

Said 3 times

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillahilladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i wa huwas-sami'ul-'alim

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can harm on earth or in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Abu Dawud 5088, Tirmidhi 3388 · Hadith

Whoever says this three times, nothing will harm him.

Questions

What is the dua for protection from the evil eye?
Surah al-Falaq (113), which ends "and from the evil of an envier when he envies", recited with Surah an-Nas and al-Ikhlas three times in the morning and evening. The Prophet ﷺ also said A’udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq three times each evening (Muslim 2708).
Is the evil eye real in Islam?
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ said "the evil eye is real" (Muslim 2188), and he taught the Mu’awwidhat, Surahs al-Falaq and an-Nas, as protection from it, saying nothing like them has been recited for seeking refuge.

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