Muwatta Malik #1856
The Evil Eye
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ هَامَ وَلاَ صَفَرَ وَلاَ يَحُلَّ الْمُمْرِضُ عَلَى الْمُصِحِّ وَلْيَحْلُلِ الْمُصِحُّ حَيْثُ شَاءَ " . فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا ذَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّهُ أَذًى " .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Bukayr ibn
Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Ibn Atiya that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "There is no contagion, no
hama and no serpent in a hungry belly. However, the possessor of sick
livestock must not stop at the same place as the possessor of healthy
livestock, but the possessor of healthy livestock may stop wherever he
wishes."
They said, "Messenger of Allah, Why is that?" The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It
is harmful."
Note: The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false.
Narrated by Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Bukayr ibn
Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Ibn Atiya that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
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This hadith is #1856 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of The Evil Eye and narrated by Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Bukayr ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Ibn Atiya that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:.