Sahih al-Bukhari 5542 (Book 76, Hadith 79)
wives while he actually had not (Sufyan said: That is the hardest kind of magic as it has such an
effect). Then one day he said, “O `Aisha do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the
matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other sat
near my feet. The one near my head asked the other. What is wrong with this man?’ The latter replied
the is under the effect of magic The first one asked, Who has worked magic on him?’ The other
replied Labid bin Al-A’sam, a man from Bani Zuraiq who was an ally of the Jews and was a
hypocrite.’ The first one asked, What material did he use)?’ The other replied, ‘A comb and the hair
stuck to it.’ The first one asked, ‘Where (is that)?’ The other replied. ‘In a skin of pollen of a male date
palm tree kept under a stone in the well of Dharwan’ ” So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to that well and took out
those things and said “That was the well which was shown to me (in a dream) Its water looked like the
infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palm trees looked like the heads of devils.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added,
“Then that thing was taken out’ I said (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ) “Why do you not treat yourself with Nashra?”
He said, “Allah has cured me; I dislike to let evil spread among my people.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5542 (Book 76, Hadith 79)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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