Magic was worked on the Prophet ﷺ so that he began to fancy that he was doing a thing which he was not actually doing. One day he invoked (Allah) for a long period and then said, "I feel that Allah has inspired me as how to cure myself. Two persons came to me (in my dream) and sat, one by my head and the other by my feet. One of them asked the other, "What is the ailment of this man?" The other replied, 'He has been bewitched" The first asked, 'Who has bewitched him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked, 'What material has he used?' The other replied, 'A comb, the hair gathered on it, and the outer skin of the pollen of the male date-palm.' The first asked, 'Where is that?' The other replied, 'It is in the well of Dharwan.' " So, the Prophet ﷺ went out towards the well and then returned and said to me on his return, "Its date-palms (the date-palms near the well) are like the heads of the devils." I asked, "Did you take out those things with which the magic was worked?" He said, "No, for I have been cured by Allah and I am afraid that this action may spread evil amongst the people." Later on the well was filled up with earth.  

سُحِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ هِشَامٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ وَوَعَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سُحِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى كَانَ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ دَعَا وَدَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا فِيهِ شِفَائِي أَتَانِي رَجُلاَنِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلآخَرِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي مَاذَا قَالَ فِي مُشُطٍ وَمُشَاقَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةٍ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ لِعَائِشَةَ حِينَ رَجَعَ نَخْلُهَا كَأَنَّهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَخْرَجْتَهُ فَقَالَ لاَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شَفَانِي اللَّهُ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يُثِيرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ شَرًّا ثُمَّ دُفِنَتِ الْبِئْرُ  

that Messenger of Allah ﷺ was affected by magic, so much that he used to think that he had done something which in fact, he did not do, and he invoked his Lord (for a remedy). Then (one day) he said, "O ʿAisha!) Do you know that Allah has advised me as to the problem I consulted Him about?" ʿAisha said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What's that?" He said, "Two men came to me and one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet, and one of them asked his companion, 'What is wrong with this man?' The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The former asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?' The latter replied, 'Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The former asked, 'With what did he work the magic?' The latter replied, 'With a comb and the hair, which are stuck to the comb, and the skin of pollen of a date-palm tree.' The former asked, 'Where is that?' The latter replied, 'It is in Dharwan.' Dharwan was a well in the dwelling place of the (tribe of) Bani Zuraiq. Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to that well and returned to ʿAisha, saying, 'By Allah, the water (of the well) was as red as the infusion of Hinna, (1) and the date-palm trees look like the heads of devils.' ʿAisha added, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and informed me about the well. I asked the Prophet, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, why didn't you take out the skin of pollen?' He said, 'As for me, Allah has cured me and I hated to draw the attention of the people to such evil (which they might learn and harm others with).' " Narrated Hisham's father: ʿAisha said, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ was bewitched, so he invoked Allah repeatedly requesting Him to cure him from that magic)." Hisham then narrated the above narration. (See Hadith No. 658, Vol. 7)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ طُبَّ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ قَدْ صَنَعَ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا صَنَعَهُ وَإِنَّهُ دَعَا رَبَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَمَا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ جَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِيمَا ذَا قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي ذَرْوَانَ وَذَرْوَانُ بِئْرٌ فِي بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالَتْ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهَا عَنِ الْبِئْرِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلاَّ أَخْرَجْتَهُ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شَفَانِي اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ شَرًّا زَادَ عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ وَاللَّيْثُ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سُحِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَدَعَا وَدَعَا وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

A man called Labid bin al-A'sam from the tribe of Bani Zaraiq worked magic on Messenger of Allah ﷺ till Messenger of Allah ﷺ started imagining that he had done a thing that he had not really done. One day or one night he was with us, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period, and then said, "O ʿAisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I have asked him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other near my feet. One of them said to his companion, "What is the disease of this man?" The other replied, "He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked the magic on him?' The other replied, "Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked, 'What material did he use?' The other replied, 'A comb and the hairs stuck to it and the skin of pollen of a male date palm.' The first one asked, 'Where is that?' The other replied, '(That is) in the well of Dharwan;' " So Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with some of his companions went there and came back saying, "O ʿAisha, the color of its water is like the infusion of Henna leaves. The tops of the date-palm trees near it are like the heads of the devils." I asked. "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Why did you not show it (to the people)?" He said, "Since Allah cured me, I disliked to let evil spread among the people." Then he ordered that the well be filled up with earth.  

سَحَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا فَعَلَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهْوَ عِنْدِي لَكِنَّهُ دَعَا وَدَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ أَتَانِي رَجُلاَنِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَىِّ شَىْءٍ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعِ نَخْلَةٍ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ كَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ أَوْ كَأَنَّ رُءُوسَ نَخْلِهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أَسْتَخْرِجُهُ قَالَ قَدْ عَافَانِي اللَّهُ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثَوِّرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِيهِ شَرًّا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

Magic was worked on Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that he used to think that he had sexual relations with his 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 ʿAisha 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."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُحِرَ حَتَّى كَانَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ يَأْتِي النِّسَاءَ وَلاَ يَأْتِيهِنَّ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَهَذَا أَشَدُّ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ السِّحْرِ إِذَا كَانَ كَذَا فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَعَلِمْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ أَتَانِي رَجُلاَنِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي لِلآخَرِ مَا بَالُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ أَعْصَمَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ حَلِيفٌ لِيَهُودَ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا قَالَ وَفِيمَ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاقَةٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ قَالَ فِي جُفِّ طَلْعَةٍ ذَكَرٍ تَحْتَ رَعُوفَةٍ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ قَالَتْ فَأَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْبِئْرَ حَتَّى اسْتَخْرَجَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْبِئْرُ الَّتِي أُرِيتُهَا وَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالَ فَاسْتُخْرِجَ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ أَفَلاَ أَىْ تَنَشَّرْتَ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ فَقَدْ شَفَانِي وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ شَرًّا  

Magic was worked on Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that he began to imagine that he had done something although he had not. One day while he was with me, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period and then said, "O ʿAisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me regarding the matter I asked Him about?" I asked, "What is that, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "Two men came to me; one of them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet. One of them asked his companion, 'What is the disease of this man?' The other replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?" The other replied, 'Labid bin A'sam, a Jew from the tribe of Bani Zuraiq.' The (first one asked), 'With what has it been done?' The other replied, 'With a a comb and the hair stuck to it and a skin of the pollen of a male datepalm tree.' The first one asked, 'Where is it?' The other replied, 'In the well of Dharwan.' Then the Prophet ﷺ went along with some of his companions to that well and looked at that and there were date palms near to it. Then he returned to me and said, 'By Allah the water of that well was (red) like the infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palms were like the heads of devils" I said, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Did you take those materials out of the pollen skin?" He said, 'No! As for me Allah has healed me and cured me and I was afraid that (by Showing that to the people) I would spread evil among them when he ordered that the well be filled up with earth, and it was filled up with earth "  

سُحِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا فَعَلَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَهْوَ عِنْدِي دَعَا اللَّهَ وَدَعَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشَعَرْتِ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ قُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ جَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ الْيَهُودِيُّ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ قَالَ فِيمَا ذَا قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةٍ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِي أَرْوَانَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى الْبِئْرِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَعَلَيْهَا نَخْلٌ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَأَخْرَجْتَهُ قَالَ لاَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِي اللَّهُ وَشَفَانِي وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ أُثَوِّرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

The Prophet ﷺ continued for such-and-such period imagining that he has slept (had sexual relations) with his wives, and in fact he did not. One day he said, to me, "O ʿAisha! Allah has instructed me regarding a matter about which I had asked Him. There came to me two men, one of them sat near my feet and the other near my head. The one near my feet, asked the one near my head (pointing at me), 'What is wrong with this man? The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who had worked magic on him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid bin Asam.' The first one asked, 'What material (did he use)?' The other replied, 'The skin of the pollen of a male date tree with a comb and the hair stuck to it, kept under a stone in the well of Dharwan."' Then the Prophet ﷺ went to that well and said, "This is the same well which was shown to me in the dream. The tops of its date-palm trees look like the heads of the devils, and its water looks like the Henna infusion." Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered that those things be taken out. I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Won't you disclose (the magic object)?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has cured me and I hate to circulate the evil among the people." ʿAisha added, "(The magician) Lubaid bin Asam was a man from Bani Zuraiq, an ally of the Jews."  

مَكَثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَذَا وَكَذَا يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِي أَهْلَهُ وَلاَ يَأْتِي قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ لِي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِي أَمْرٍ اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ أَتَانِي رَجُلاَنِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِي فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا بَالُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ يَعْنِي مَسْحُورًا قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ أَعْصَمَ قَالَ وَفِيمَ قَالَ فِي جُفِّ طَلْعَةٍ ذَكَرٍ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاقَةٍ تَحْتَ رَعُوفَةٍ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْبِئْرُ الَّتِي أُرِيتُهَا كَأَنَّ رُءُوسَ نَخْلِهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأُخْرِجَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلاَّ تَعْنِي تَنَشَّرْتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَمَّا اللَّهُ فَقَدْ شَفَانِي وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ شَرًّا قَالَتْ وَلَبِيدُ بْنُ أَعْصَمَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ حَلِيفٌ لِيَهُودَ  

that a Jew from among the Jews of Banu Zuraiq who was called Labid b. al-A'sam cast a spell upon Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the result that he (under the influence of the spell) felt that he had been doing something whereas in fact he had not been doing that. (This state of affairs lasted) until one day or during one night Messenger of Allah ﷺ made supplication (to dispel its effects). He again made a supplication and he again did this and said to 'A'isha: "Do you know that Allah has told me what I had asked Him? There came to me two men and one amongst them sat near my head and the other one near my feet and he who sat near my head said to one who sat near my feet or one who sat near my feet said to one who sat near my head: What is the trouble with the man? He said: The spell has affected him. He said: Who has cast that? He (the other one) said: It was Labid b. A'sam (who has done it). He said: What is the thing by which he transmitted its effect? He said: By the comb and by the hair stuck to the comb and the spathe of the date-palm. He said: Where is that? He replied: In the well of Dhi Arwan." She said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent some of the persons from among his Companions there and then said: "'A'isha, by Allah, its water was yellow like henna and its trees were like heads of the devils." She said that she asked Messenger of Allah ﷺ as to why he did not burn that. He said: "No, Allah has cured me and I do not like that I should induce people to commit any high-handedness in regard (to one another), but I only commanded that it should be buried."  

سَحَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَتْ حَتَّى كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ جَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ أَوِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَىِّ شَىْءٍ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ قَالَ وَجُبِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِي أَرْوَانَ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أَحْرَقْتَهُ قَالَ لاَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِي اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ شَرًّا فَأَمَرْتُ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, 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 at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.”  

سَحَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَلاَ يَفْعَلُهُ قَالَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ جَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلِي فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلِي أَوِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلِي لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَىِّ شَىْءٍ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِي أَرْوَانَ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ يَا عَائِشَةُ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أَحْرَقْتَهُ قَالَ لاَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was bewitched until he believed that he was doing something, but he was not. Then, one day, I saw him making a supplication, and he said, "I felt that Allah ﷻ had informed me about what I had asked Him, so he said: Two men came to me, one sitting by my head and the other by my feet. One of them asked, 'What is bothering this man?' The other replied, 'He is under a spell.' The first one asked, 'Who cast the spell?' The reply was, 'Labid ibn al-A'sam.' He asked, 'In what did he cast the spell?' The reply was, 'In a comb and the hair stuck to it and a pollen mixture.' The first one asked, 'Where is it?' The reply was, 'In the well of Dhu Arwan.' Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went. When he returned, he informed Aisha, 'It is as if her date-palms have become the heads of devils, and its water is like the infusion of hinna.' So, I asked him, 'Did you take it out for the people?' He replied, 'As for Allah ﷻ, He has cured me, and I was afraid to cause harm to people through it.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سُحِرَ لَهُ حَتَّى كَانَ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَصْنَعُ الشَّيْءَ وَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ رَأَيْتُهُ يَدْعُو فَقَالَ شَعَرْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلِي فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ الْآخَرُ مَطْبُوبٌ؟ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي مَاذَا؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُبِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي ذِي أَرْوَانَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَخْرَجْتَهُ لِلنَّاسِ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَّا اللهُ ﷻ فَقَدْ شَفَانِي وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ أُثَوِّرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُشَرًّا  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, 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 at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3545)  

سَحَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ الشَّيْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ قَالَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ شَعَرْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ أَوِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ أَرْوَانَ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّنَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَهَلَّا أَحْرَقْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ لَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِي اللهُ ﷻ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا قَالَتْ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed for six months, seeing that he would come and not come. Then two angels came to him, one of them sitting at his head and the other at his feet. One of them said to the other, "What is the matter with him?" The other said, "He is sought after." He asked, "Who sought him?" He replied, "Labid bin al-A'sam." He asked, "For what?" He said, "For a comb and hairpins in the hair stuck in the well of Zarwan, under a rock." So the Prophet ﷺ woke up from his sleep and said, "O Aisha, did you not see that Allah has sought me for something I have been surveyed? So he came to the well and ordered it to be emptied. He said, "This is the well that I was shown. By Allah, its water is like the black liquid of henna, and its palm trees are like the heads of devils." Aisha said, "It seems that it means it should be destroyed!" He said, "No, by Allah, Allah has protected me, and I hate to cause harm to people by it."  

لَبِثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ يَرَى أَنَّهُ يَأْتِي وَلَا يَأْتِي فَأَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلْآخَرِ مَا بَالُهُ؟ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِيمَ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ فِي جُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ تَحْتَ رَعُوفَةٍ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ أَيْ عَائِشَةُ أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ اللهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَ اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فَأَتَى الْبِئْرَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْبِئْرُ الَّتِي أُرِيتُهَا وَاللهِ كَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَكَأَنَّ رُءُوسَ نَخْلِهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَوْ أَنَّكَ كَأَنَّهَا تَعْنِي أَنْ يَنْتَشِرَ قَالَ أَمَا وَاللهِ قَدْ عَافَانِي اللهُ وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, 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 at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3545)   

سُحِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ لَهُ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّيْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ عِنْدَهَا دَعَا اللهَ ﷻ وَدَعَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ قُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ ﷺ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ الْيَهُودِيُّ قَالَ فِيمَا ذَا؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ فَذَهَبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْبِئْرِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَعَلَيْهَا نَخْلٌثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَحْرِقْهُ قَالَ لَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِي اللهُ ﷻ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ أُثَوِّرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, 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 at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3545)  

سَحَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّيْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعُرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ قَدْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَجَلَسَ الْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِي ذَرْوَانَ» قَالَ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ فَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلَّا أَحْرَقْتَهُ أَوْ أَخْرَجْتَهُ؟ قَالَ «أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا» فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

A man called Labid bin al-A'sam from the tribe of Bani Zaraiq worked magic on Messenger of Allah ﷺ till Messenger of Allah ﷺ started imagining that he had done a thing that he had not really done. One day or one night he was with us, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period, and then said, "O ʿAisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I have asked him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other near my feet. One of them said to his companion, "What is the disease of this man?" The other replied, "He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked the magic on him?' The other replied, "Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked, 'What material did he use?' The other replied, 'A comb and the hairs stuck to it and the skin of pollen of a male date palm.' The first one asked, 'Where is that?' The other replied, '(That is) in the well of Dharwan;' " So Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with some of his companions went there and came back saying, "O ʿAisha, the color of its water is like the infusion of Henna leaves. The tops of the date-palm trees near it are like the heads of the devils." I asked. "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Why did you not show it (to the people)?" He said, "Since Allah cured me, I disliked to let evil spread among the people." Then he ordered that the well be filled up with earth. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5763)   

سُحِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَحَرَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أُشْعِرْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ أَتَانِي مَلَكَانِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلِي قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ هُوَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشُطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ نَخْلٍ طَلْعَةٍ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِرْوَانَ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ كَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَكَأَنَّ رُءُوسَ نَخْلِهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا اسْتَخْرَجْتَهُ؟ قَالَ «قَدْ عَافَانِيَ اللهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثَوِّرَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْهُ شَرًّا»  

Magic was worked on Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that he began to imagine that he had done something although he had not. One day while he was with me, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period and then said, "O ʿAisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me regarding the matter I asked Him about?" I asked, "What is that, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "Two men came to me; one of them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet. One of them asked his companion, 'What is the disease of this man?' The other replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?" The other replied, 'Labid bin A'sam, a Jew from the tribe of Bani Zuraiq.' The (first one asked), 'With what has it been done?' The other replied, 'With a a comb and the hair stuck to it and a skin of the pollen of a male datepalm tree.' The first one asked, 'Where is it?' The other replied, 'In the well of Dharwan.' Then the Prophet ﷺ went along with some of his companions to that well and looked at that and there were date palms near to it. Then he returned to me and said, 'By Allah the water of that well was (red) like the infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palms were like the heads of devils" I said, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Did you take those materials out of the pollen skin?" He said, 'No! As for me Allah has healed me and cured me and I was afraid that (by Showing that to the people) I would spread evil among them when he ordered that the well be filled up with earth, and it was filled up with earth " (Using translation from Bukhārī 5766)   

حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ صَنَعَ الشَّيْءَ وَمَا صَنَعَهُ وَإِنَّهُ دَعَا رَبَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ وَمَا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ الْآخَرُ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِيمَا ذَا؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ هُوَ فِي ذَرْوَانَ وَذَرْوَانُ بِئْرٌ فِي بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ فَأَتَاهُا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهُمَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَّا أَخْرَجْتَهُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ شَفَانِي اللهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَرًّا  

"يَا عَائِشَةُ: إِنَّ الله أَفْتَانِى فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فيه: جَاءَنِى رَجُلاَنِ فَقَعَد أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأسِى، وَالآخَرُ عِنْدَ رَجْلِى، فَقَالَ الَّذِى عِنْدَ رَأسِى لِلَّذي عِنْدَ رِجْلى: مَا وَجَعُ الرجلِ؟ قَالَ: مَطبوُبٌ، قَالَ: مَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ: لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأعْصَمِ، قَالَ: في أىِّ شَىْءٍ؟ قَالَ: في مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلعَة ذَكرٍ، قَالَ: فَأيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: فِى بِئْرِ ذِى أَرْوَان، يَا عَائِشَةُ: والله لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الحِنَّاءِ، وَلَكَأنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشّيَاطِينِ".

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