Question Summary:
Is it permissible to recite and blow on one who is affected by the evil eye?

Question Detail:

"dam"....nazar utaarna
i dont know what is this called in English. i hope you got what i mean by 'Nazar Utarna'.
is it permissible to do this for materialistic things like car, home etc?
it seems more like a Hindu tradition to me, the way they do pooja of thier cars etc. so thats why i want to clear my view about it.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Allāh Ta’ālā is the Creator of the entire universe. Everything is in the control of Almighty Allāh Ta’ālā. Allāh Ta’ālā has created certain positive and negative effects in His creation. For example, Allāh Ta’ālā has placed the effect of satiating hunger in food. Allāh Ta’ālā has created the effect of burning in fire. Similarly, Allāh Ta’ālā has created the effect of harming a person with the sight of some people. This is proven through the following Hadīth of Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ» (سنن ابى داود، بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْعَيْنِ)
 
Hadhrat Abū Hurairah Radhiyallāhu Anhu narrates that Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam said, “The evil eye is Haqq (a reality)”. (Sunan Abī Dāwūd)
 
Allāh Ta’ālā is the ultimate protector. Despite the evil effect of the eye, if one seeks the protection of Allāh from the evil eye, Allāh Ta’ālā will protect him. Hence, one should be punctual in reciting Duās proven from Hadīth that guarantee the protection of Allāh Ta’ālā. Consider the following Duās:
 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ (سنن ابى داود، بَابُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ)
Transliteration: Bismillāhi Tawakkaltu A’lallāh Wa Lā Hawla Wa Lā Quwwata Illā Billāh
Translation: I (leave my house) in the name of Allāh. I have placed my trust in Allāh. There is no power or might except with Allāh.
 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ (سنن الترمذى، بَاب مَا جَاءَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ وَإِذَا أَمْسَى)
Transliteration: Bismillāhilladhī Lā Ya Dhurru Ma’asmihi Shaiyun Fil-Ardhi Wa Lā Fis-Samāe Wa Huwas-Samīu’l-A’līm
Translation: In the name of Allāh, the One with whose name nothing in the heavens and earth can harm. And He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing.
 

 
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي (عمل اليوم والليلة لابن السنى)
Transliteration: Bismillāhi A’lā Nafsī Wa Ahlī Wa Mālī
Translation: In the name of Allāh (I seek protection) for myself, my family and my wealth.
 
The evil eye can affect cars and houses just like it can affect human beings.[5] However, the name of Allāh Ta’ālā is most powerful. When someone or something is afflicted with the evil eye, then the name of Allāh and verses of Qurān should be recited and blown on the one or thing afflicted. It is proven from Hadīth that Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam would recite Sūrah Ikhlās, Surah Falaq, and Sūrah Nās followed by blowing on his hands and wiping over his body. This was the daily routine of Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam prior to sleeping.[6]
 
The Ulamā state that the following verses should be recited and blown on the person affected by the evil eye.[7]
 
وَإِنْ يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ (51) وَمَا هُوَ إِلا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ (سورة القلم، رقم الآيات 51-52)
 
And indeed the disbelievers seem to trip you up with their glances when they hear the Reminder, and say, “He is a madman indeed.” And it is nothing else but a Reminder for all the worlds. (Surah al-Qalam, Verse No. 51-52)
 
This should not be confused with traditions of the Hindus. A Muslim blows only with the name of Allāh, verses of the Qurān, or a Duā proven from Hadīth. He does not recite anything else like people from another religion. Hence, it must be borne in mind that it is impermissible to recite something in a language other than Arabic and blow on the afflicted person. One must only recite the name of Allāh, verses of the Qurān, or Duās proven from Ahādīth.[8]
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.