Question Summary:
Is there any Islamic basis for a baby wearing bangles?

Question Detail:

Can you advise me if the wearing of black bead bangles for babies has any basis in Islam?
I’m not sure if I remember correctly but I think I had come across a hadith many years ago that Nabie encouraged this. Please advice 

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. 
It is permissable to make a baby wear a black beaded bangle on the wrist to ward off the negative effect of the eye[1].
We have not come across any specific hadith on black beaded bangle. However, the following Ahadith may be considered.
 Rasulullah sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam is reported to have said:
صحيح البخاري (11/ 521)  دار البشائر الإسلامية  
5740 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «العَيْنُ حَقٌّ» وَنَهَى عَنِ الوَشْمِ 
Translation: The negative effect of the evil eye is true. (Sahih Bukhari V.11 Pg.521 Dar-ul-Bashair Alislaamia)[2] 
 
Rasulullah Sallahu Alayhi Wasallim permitted one to adopt means to cure oneself from the negative effects of the evil eye.
Consider the following hadith.
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، فِي الرُّقَى قَالَ: «رُخِّصَ فِي الْحُمَةِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ وَالْعَيْنِ
صحيح المسلم (ج7 ص414 دار الفوائد)
Translation: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed incantations against evil eye, poison, and wounds.” (Sahih Muslim V.7 Pg.414 Darul Fawaid)
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Ibn Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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