*10 HABITS OF HAPPY MUSLIM COUPLES* (Part 9)
*Evil Eye*
The Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said:
“ *The evil eye is real.* ” [Ibn Majah]
I am always in awe of the power of this extremely concise hadith, because it delivers three vital messages about the evil eye in one 5-word sentence:
the harm of the evil eye is very, very real (in case you were even thinking otherwise) do not put yourself in its way; and take measures to protect yourself from it
If you agree with point one, the second and third points just follow naturally. Muslim couples today are actually serving their marriages on exquisitely decorated social media platters for the evil eye to devour: not just the ceremony, but every single verbal and non-verbal marital exchange, meal, meeting, moment, mood and micro-second!
You cannot be friends with 500+ people on social media, half of whom may be trying hard to get married for a long time and keep shoving your marital happiness in their face. *Not only is it unnecessary, it is highly insensitive*.
Happy Muslim couples do share their marital happiness, but sensibly. Before sharing anything about your marital life with the public, ask yourself:
❓Is it necessary to share it with all the people I’m about to disclose it to?
❓Will it make any of them long to be in my position?
❓Is it better off being private?
Not putting your marriage in the way of the evil eye is the first way of protecting it from its harm. Reading the morning and evening adhkar, the Du'ās prescribed for protection against the evil eye as well as constantly thanking Allah subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) for your marriage and your spouse fortifies this protection immensely.
To be continued... In-sha-Allah
*"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."*(51:55)
*Evil Eye*
The Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said:
“ *The evil eye is real.* ” [Ibn Majah]
I am always in awe of the power of this extremely concise hadith, because it delivers three vital messages about the evil eye in one 5-word sentence:
the harm of the evil eye is very, very real (in case you were even thinking otherwise) do not put yourself in its way; and take measures to protect yourself from it
If you agree with point one, the second and third points just follow naturally. Muslim couples today are actually serving their marriages on exquisitely decorated social media platters for the evil eye to devour: not just the ceremony, but every single verbal and non-verbal marital exchange, meal, meeting, moment, mood and micro-second!
You cannot be friends with 500+ people on social media, half of whom may be trying hard to get married for a long time and keep shoving your marital happiness in their face. *Not only is it unnecessary, it is highly insensitive*.
Happy Muslim couples do share their marital happiness, but sensibly. Before sharing anything about your marital life with the public, ask yourself:
❓Is it necessary to share it with all the people I’m about to disclose it to?
❓Will it make any of them long to be in my position?
❓Is it better off being private?
Not putting your marriage in the way of the evil eye is the first way of protecting it from its harm. Reading the morning and evening adhkar, the Du'ās prescribed for protection against the evil eye as well as constantly thanking Allah subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) for your marriage and your spouse fortifies this protection immensely.
To be continued... In-sha-Allah
*"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."*(51:55)
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