Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ ". وَنَهَى عَنِ الْوَشْمِ.
English Translation
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "The evil eye is a fact," and he forbade tattooing.
This hadith is from Sahih al-Bukhari, the most rigorously authenticated collection in Islamic scholarship. No editorial opinion is added.