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4085. It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "A Jewish man cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and he fell ill as a result of it, for several days. Then Jibrâ'il, peace be upon him, came to him and said: 'A Jewish man has put a spell on you. In such and such a well there is a knot that he tied for you.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sent them to take it out and bring it to him. Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ got up as if he had been released from some bonds. No mention of that was made to that
Jew, and he did not see that in his face at all.”[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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Commentary
1. This narration is concise. This narration is reported on the authority of ‘Āishah ؓ in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī in detail.
2. This spell was cast by the Jewish magician Labid bin al-A’sam the accursed, at the strong insistence of Jews, for exchange of three dinars. And this incident took place in the month of Muharram in the year 7 A.H. He acquired the Prophet’s ﷺ comb and his hairs through a Jewish boy, and utilized them to cast a spell. His purpose was (May Allāh fill his mouth with dust) to end the Prophet’s ﷺ life, but he could not succeed.
