Dua for Evil Eye (Nazar): The Prayers the Sheikh Recommends and How to Use Them

You suspect the eye has touched you or your child, and you want the right words, not a hundred forum opinions. The good news is that the dua for evil eye is not a secret. The Prophet ﷺ taught specific prayers for protection from nazar, and they are short enough to learn tonight. This guide gives you the duas, the surahs, how to recite them over a child or over yourself, and the daily routine the Sheikh recommends so that protection becomes a habit rather than an emergency.

The dua for evil eye from the Sunnah

The Prophet ﷺ used to seek protection for his grandsons with these words, and taught that Ibrahim (Abraham) used them for Isma’il and Ishaq. It is the first dua to learn:

Arabic: أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Transliteration: U’idhukuma bi kalimatillahit-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli ‘aynin lammah.

Meaning: “I seek protection for you both in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and every harmful creature, and from every evil eye.”

For one person, say u’idhuka (male) or u’idhuki (female) instead of u’idhukuma. For yourself, say a’udhu (“I seek refuge”). The meaning does not change.

A second dua, from the hadith of Jibril (Gabriel) treating the Prophet ﷺ, is the classic formula for ruqyah:

Transliteration: Bismillahi arqika, min kulli shay’in yu’dhika, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin hasidin, Allahu yashfika, bismillahi arqika.

Meaning: “In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye, may Allah heal you, in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah for you.”

The surahs and verses that protect from nazar

Alongside the duas, the tradition relies on a small set of verses. They are short, they are in every Quran, and the Prophet ﷺ recited them for himself every night. Many also recite the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah each night, and our guide explains their place in the Sunnah.

Said properly, with attention and trust in God, these are the whole of the traditional protection. The tradition adds nothing hidden to them. For how they fit into a full treatment, see our ruqyah guide.

How to recite the dua over a child or over yourself

People worry about doing this “correctly”. The method is simple and the same whether it is for a baby, an adult or yourself.

1. Make wudu if you can. It is not a condition, but it settles the heart and is the Sunnah.
2. Put your right hand on the person (on a child’s head or chest) or on your own chest.
3. Recite the dua for evil eye above, then Ayat al-Kursi, al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas, each three times.
4. Blow gently (a light breath with a little moisture) over the person or into your palms, then wipe over the face and body. This is what the Prophet ﷺ did.
5. Repeat morning and evening for at least a week, and whenever symptoms appear.
6. Say mashallah, tabarakallah out loud whenever you or others admire the child, the home or the blessing.

You may also recite over water (Zamzam or ordinary clean water), then drink it and sprinkle or wash with it. This is well established in the tradition. What you should not do is add words, numbers, knots or objects that were never part of the Sunnah; that is where protection turns into something else. Our article on taweez explains where the line sits.

If the dua does not seem to be working

Three things usually explain it. First, the problem is not the eye: it may be ordinary illness, stress, or a different spiritual cause such as envy-driven magic, which needs a different approach. Second, the recitation has become mechanical, rushed and without presence; the words matter, but so does the heart behind them. Third, the source is still active: someone close keeps looking with envy, and the tradition’s strongest remedy is to ask that person to perform the washing (ghusl) whose water is then poured over the afflicted.

If after one to two weeks of sincere recitation nothing changes, do not keep guessing. Compare your situation with the signs of black magic, and if you are unsure which it is, describe it plainly on the consultation page. A clear diagnosis saves months of repeating the wrong remedy.

How the Sheikh approaches it

The Sheikh’s first question is always about the pattern: when did it start, what was praised or seen just before, and does the person yawn, feel heavy or weep during recitation. Those details tell him whether this is the eye, something heavier, or nothing spiritual at all.

For the eye he prescribes exactly what is above, with a routine fitted to the family: which recitations, how many times, over whom, and for how long. Where the source is known, he explains how to ask for the washing without accusing anyone or breaking family ties. He does not sell objects, and he does not add anything to the Sunnah.

About the Sheikh. Sheikh Kamal Elhidi is a practitioner of traditional ruqyah and spiritual diagnosis. Every article on this guide is written with his direct guidance and reviewed with him before publishing. Learn more about the Sheikh and how he works.

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