{"_id":"69fa1fa68a72dbcbaf23ce46","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How should you handle parents sharing your achievements due to fear of the evil eye?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"My parents like to share my achievements with others out of pride, but this causes me anxiety due to fear of the evil eye (nazar). I have asked them not to share, but they do not take it as seriously. How can I approach them respectfully and manage this concern?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"When you speak to your parents about this, start with gratitude and love. Let them know how much it means to you that they are proud of you, and that you recognize everything they do comes from a place of deep love; that they would never knowingly cause you harm. Acknowledge that sharing good news with family is a natural expression of their happiness, and that you understand that. Then explain that despite all of this, the matter is causing you real anxiety, something you know they would never want for you. From there, rather than asking them to stop entirely, suggest a middle ground: agree together on a small, trusted circle of family members whose joy in your news you would be comfortable with. Remind them, and ask them to remind others, to always say Māshāʾ Allāh.\\n\\nAlongside this, I would strongly encourage you to adopt a daily wird for protection from the harms of envy, the evil eye, and magic. You may choose one or both of the following:\\nThe wird of Abū Bakr al-Sakrān: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://pgoi.org.au/wird-abi-bakr-as-sakran/\"},\"insert\":\"https://pgoi.org.au/wird-abi-bakr-as-sakran/\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"The wird of Imam al-Nawawī: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"http://www.randdiab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wird_of_Imam_an_Nawawi_d_676_AH.pdf\"},\"insert\":\"http://www.randdiab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wird_of_Imam_an_Nawawi_d_676_AH.pdf\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nFor more on the evil eye: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0ac0b76658b4c233d8d\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0ac0b76658b4c233d8d\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0010b76658b4c232b9d","tag":"Relationships: Parent and Child","count":117},{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328fc","tag":"Unseen: Evil Eye","count":12}],"createdOn":"2026-05-05T16:49:42.502Z"}