All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
First: Patience and Turning to Allah
Being tested with good and evil is part of Allah's established way. Allah, Exalted be He, says:
﴿And We test you with evil and with good as a trial, and to Us you will be returned.﴾ [Al-Anbiya: 35]
A woman facing such trials should turn to Allah through supplication and humble entreaty, asking Him to remove her distress and relieve her difficulties.
Among the supplications reported from the Prophet ﷺ are:
- "O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your male servant, the son of Your female servant. My forehead is in Your Hand... Make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the removal of my sadness, and the departure of my worries."
- "O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Set right all my affairs. There is no god worthy of worship except You."
- "There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, the Most Great, the Most Forbearing. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne."
Second: Treatment for the Evil Eye and Envy
The woman should seek help through Islamic ruqyah and the supplications reported in the Sunnah. She may perform ruqyah on herself, or her husband or one of her unmarriageable male relatives may do so for her, without assuming that everything she suffers from is necessarily caused by the evil eye.
Third: The Ruling on a Husband Preventing His Wife from Consulting Islamic Scholars
A husband must help his wife learn the rulings of her religion. If he is able to ask knowledgeable scholars and convey their answers to her, he should do so.
If she needs to ask questions herself and neither her husband nor one of her unmarriageable male relatives can adequately assist her, she is permitted to contact someone whose religious knowledge and integrity she trusts, while observing Islamic etiquette.
A husband is not permitted to prevent his wife from seeking religious rulings concerning matters of her faith that she needs to know. If he prevents her, she may leave to consult Islamic scholars without his permission, while observing the relevant Islamic guidelines.
Fourth: Dealing with Marital Problems
The wife should avoid becoming consumed by memories of past disagreements. She should try to move beyond what happened, forgive and overlook where possible, remember her husband's good qualities, and work toward repairing their relationship through dialogue and mutual understanding.
Allah, Exalted be He, says:
﴿And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.﴾ [An-Nur: 22]
Conclusion: The woman should increase her supplications and Islamic ruqyah, remain patient through her trials, and seek religious rulings directly from Islamic scholars when necessary if her husband or one of her unmarriageable male relatives cannot adequately assist her. She should also strive to overcome marital disagreements and repair the relationship through wisdom and gentleness.
And Allah knows best.