It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek refuge with Allah from the evil eye, for the evil eye is real." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording; however, both of them agreed on the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "The evil eye is real."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real; it brings (a person) down from a height." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this addition.