Dar al-Iftaa official: sprinkling salt against envy is permissible with conditions

A senior Dar al-Iftaa official ruled that sprinkling salt in homes is permissible, provided one believes benefit and harm rest with God alone.

• Kamal said sprinkling salt in the home is permissible if one believes benefit and harm rest with God alone.
• Kamal stated the practice is not established in the Quran or prophetic hadith as a means of preventing envy or sorcery.
• Kamal said genuine protection comes from reciting Quran, particularly Surat al-Baqarah, citing a hadith that Satan flees houses where it is read.
• He also recommended morning and evening remembrances and frequent blessings upon the Prophet as protective practices.