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6391. Narrated 'Aishah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: Allāh's Messenger 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 (Allāh) (for a remedy). Then (one day) he said, "O 'Aishah! Do you know that Allāh has advised me as to the problem I consulted Him about?" 'Aishah said, "O Allāh's Messenger! 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'sham.' 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 Dharwān.' Dharwān was a well in the dwelling place of the (tribe of) Banī Zuraiq. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ went to that well and returned to 'Āishah, saying, "By Allāh, the water (of the well) was as red as the infusion of Hinnā,(1) and the date-palm trees looked like the heads of devils." 'Āishah added, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ came to me and informed me about the well. I asked the Prophet ﷺ, 'O Allāh's Messenger, why didn't you take it out?' He said, 'As for me, Allāh 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 Hishām's father: 'Āishah said, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was bewitched, so he invoked Allāh repeatedly requesting Him to cure him (from that magic)." Hishām then narrated the above narration. [See Vol. 7, Hadīth No. 5763, 5765]