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If someone is suffering by SAHAR (magic); what should she/he do to protect herself/himself? Can he/she wear NAQSH (Bracelet)?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
To know how to protect yourself from magic, please refer to Fataawa 81559, 81643 and 81667.
Amulets are what people hang (beads, bows…) on their children's bodies (neck, forearm…) to protect them from the evil eye. It is forbidden to hang such amulets as this is an imitation of the unbelievers who lived before the revelation of Islam. If the person believes that such things can bring any benefits without The Will of Allah, then this is a major form of polytheism. If he just believes that it can be a cause of safety, then this is a minor form of polytheism because he puts the cause in something that cannot be a cause in itself.
The evidence that amulets are from polytheism is this: The Prophet said: “Incantations, amulets and At-Tiwaalah (bewitchment in order to make a person fall in love with another) are polytheism.” [Abu Daawood, Ahmad; Shaykh Al-Albaani: Sound]
What is meant by incantations are incantations that include polytheistic beliefs. But if the amulets are from the Quran or from sound remembrances and supplications, the scholars are not agreed on their ruling. Some believe that they are lawful. But the most preponderant opinion is that they are forbidden as reported from Ibn Mas’ood and Ibn ‘Abbaas and others 
for the following reasons:
1. The prohibition against amulets is general.
2. A precautionary measure as carrying amulets with Quran might lead to carrying amulets with other things.
3. Usually those who carry such amulets carry them in all circumstances even when they enter the toilet and the Quran should not be carried in such impure places.
For more benefit on the ruling on wearing amulets, please refer to Fataawa 262186, 92114, 91549, 85125, 84878 and 27047.
Allah knows best.
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