Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.

Book 50, The Evil Eye, discusses the concept of the evil eye and protective measures.

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, “I heard that Sad ibn Zurara cauterized himself because of a pain in the throat accompanied by blood and he died.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ، اكْتَوَى فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar cauterized for the palsy and he had a talisman made for a scorpion sting. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، اكْتَوَى مِنَ اللَّقْوَةِ وَرُقِيَ مِنَ الْعَقْرَبِ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 14 […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from Fatima bint al-Mundhir that whenever a woman who had a fever, was brought to Asma bint Abi Bakr, she made dua for her and took water and poured it inside her collar. She said, “The Messenger of Allah, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Fever is from the vehemence of the heat of Jahannam, so cool it with water.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 17 Malik related to me from Nafi from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Fever is from the vehemence of the heat of Jahannam, so put it out with water.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When a man visits an invalid, he plunges into mercy to the extent that when he sits with him, it settles […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 50, Hadith 19 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 […]