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Sahih Muslim 2189a

Aishah reported: that a Jew from among the Jews of Banu Zuraiq who was called Labid b. al-Asam cast a spell upon the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with the result that he (under…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

قَالَتْ سَحَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الأَعْصَمِ (قَالَتْ) حَتَّى كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّىْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعَرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيهِ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ 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 صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ وَاللَّهِ لَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ».

قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أَحْرَقْتَهُ قَالَ: «لَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِي اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ شَرًّا فَأَمَرْتُ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ»

Aishah reported: that a Jew from among the Jews of Banu Zuraiq who was called Labid b. al-Asam cast a spell upon the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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 the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made supplication (to dispel its effects).

He again made a supplication and he again did this and said to Aishah: “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 ibn Asam (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: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent some of the persons from among his Companions there and then said: “Aishah, by Allah, its water was yellow like henna and its trees were like heads of the devils.”

She said that she asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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.”

আবূত তহির, হারমালাহ ইবনু ইয়াহইয়া ও হারূন ইবনু সাঈদ আল আয়লী (রহঃ) ..... আবূ হুরায়রাহ (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ যে ব্যক্তি জানাযার সালাত আদায় করা পর্যন্ত লাশের সাথে থাকে, তাকে এক কীরাত সাওয়াব দেয়া হবে। আর যে ব্যক্তি দাফন করা পর্যন্ত লাশের সাথে উপস্থিত থাকে, তাকে দু' কীরাত সাওয়াব দান করা হবে।

কেউ জিজ্ঞেস করল, দু কীরাত বলতে কি পরিমাণ বুঝায়? তিনি বললেন, দুটি বিরাট পাহাড় সমতুল্য। আবূত তহির বর্ণিত হাদীস এ পর্যন্ত শেষ হল। বাকী দু'জন বর্ণনাকারী আরো বর্ণনা করেছেন যে, ইবনু শিহাব বলেন, সালিম ইবনু আবদুল্লাহ বলেছেন এবং ইবনু উমর (রাযিঃ) জানাযার সালাত আদায় করতে চলে যেতেন।

যখন তার নিকট আবূ হুরায়রাহ (রাযিঃ) বর্ণিত হাদীস পৌছল তখন তিনি বললেন, আমরা তো বহু কীরাত বরবাদ করে দিয়েছি। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ২০৫৭, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

ابو طا ہر حرملہ یحییٰ اور ہارون بن سعید ایلی ۔ ۔ ۔ اس روایت کے الفا ظ ہارون اور حرملہ کے ہیں ۔ ۔ ۔ میں سے ہارون نے کہا : ہمیں حدیث سنا ئی اور دو سرے دو نوں نے کہا : ہمیں ابن وہب نے خبر دی ، انھوں نے نے کہا : مجھے یو نس نے ابن شہاب سے خبر دی کہا : مجھے عبد الرحمان بن ہر مزا عرج نے حدیث بیان کی کہ حضرت ابو ہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے کہا : رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فر ما یا : "" جو شخص جنا زے میں شریک رہا یہاں تک کہ نماز جنا زہ ادا کر لی گئی تو اس کے لیے ایک قیراط ہے اور جو اس ( جنازے ) میں شریک رہاحتیٰ کہ اس کو دفن کر دیا گیا تو اس کے لیے دو قیراط ہیں ۔

"" پوچھا گیا : دو قیراط سے کہا مراد ہے ؟ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فر ما یا : "" دو بڑے پہاڑوں کے مانند ۔ ابو طا ہر کی حدیث یہاں ختم ہو گئی ۔

دوسرے دو اساتذہ نے اضافہ کیا : ابن شہاب نے کہا : سالم بن عبد اللہ بن عمرنے کہا : کہ حضرت ابن عمر رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نماز جنازہ پڑھ کر لو ٹ آتے تھے جب ان کو حضرت ابو ہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ کی حدیث پہنچی تو انھوں نے نے کہایقیناًہم نے بہت سے قیراطوں میں نقصان اٹھا یا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu Thahir] dan [Harmalah bin Yahya] dan [Harun bin Sa'id Al Aili] -dan lafazh milik Harun dan Harmalah, Harun berkata- telah menceritakan kepada kami -sementara dua orang yang lain berkata- telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Yunus] dari [Ibnu Syihab] ia berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abdurrahman bin Hurmuz Al A'raj] bahwa [Abu Hurairah] berkata; Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Siapa yang turut menyaksikan pengurusan jenazah hingga ia menshalitinya, maka baginya pahala sebesar satu qirath.

Sedangkan siapa yang turut menyaksikan pengurusannya hingga jenazah itu dimakamkan, maka baginya pahala sebesar dua qirath." Lalu ditanyakanlah, "Apakah itu dua qirath?"

beliau menjawab: "Seperti dua gunung yang besar." sampai disinilah haditsnya Abu Thahir. Kemudian dua orang itu menambahkan; Ibnu Syihab berkata, Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar berkata; Ibnu Umar pernah menshalati jenazah lalu ia bubar dan pergi. Dan ketika hadits Abu Hurairah sampai padanya, ia pun berkata, "Sungguh, kita telah menyia-nyiakan banyak qirath."

Dan telah menceritakannya kepada kami [Abu Bakar bin Abu Syaibah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdul A'la] -dalam jalur lain- Dan Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Rafi'] dan [Abdu bin Humaid] dari [Abdurrazaq] keduanya dari [Ma'mar] dari [Az Zuhri] dari [Sa'id bin Al Musayyab] dari [Abu Hurairah] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, hingga sampai pada; "Seperti dua gunung yang besar."

Dan ia tidak menyebutkan sesudahnya. Dan di dalam haditsnya Abdul A'la tercantum; "Hingga pengurusan (jenazah itu) selesai." Sementara di dalam riwayat Abdurrazaq tercantum; "Hingga (jenazah itu) diletakkan di dalam liang lahad." Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abdul Malik bin Syu'aib bin Laits] telah menceritakan kepadaku [bapakku] dari [kakekku] ia berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [Uqail bin Khalid] dari [Ibnu Syihab] ia berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [seorang laki-laki] dari [Abu Hurairah] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, yakni seperti haditsnya Ma'mar. dan ia menyebutkan; "Hingga (jenazah itu) dikebumikan

Bana Ebû't-Tâhir ile Harmeletü'bnü Yahya ve Hârûnu'bnü Saîd El-Eylî rivayet ettiler. Lafız Hârûn ile Harmele'nîndir. Hârûn (Bize rivayet etti.) tâbirini kullandı. Ötekiler: (Bize ibni Vehb demişki): Bana Yûnus, ibni Şihâb'dan naklen haber verdi. Demişki: Bana Abdurrahmân b. Hürmüz El-A'rac rivayet ettiki, Ebû Hureyre şöyle demiş: Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) «Her kim namazı kılınıncaya kadar cenazenin yanında bulunursa, ona bir kîrât ve her kim cenaze defnedilinceye kadar yanında bulunursa, ona iki kîrât sevap vardır.»

buyurdular. — Bu iki kırat nedir? diye soranlar oldu; Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) — «İki büyük dağ gibidirler.» cevâbını verdi. Ebû't-Tâhir hadisi burada bitti. Ötekiler şunu da ziyâde ettiler: «İbni Şihâb (dediki:) Salim b. Abdillâh b. Ömer şunları söyledi: îbni Ömer Cenazenin namazını kılar, sonra oradan ayrılırdı. Ebû Hureyre hadîsini duyunca: — Vallahi pek çok kır'atlar kaybettik, dedi.»

Sahih Muslim 2189a, Book 39, The Book of Greetings, Hadith 57. 2 min read

What it means

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that Labīd ibn al-A‘sam, a Jew from the tribe of Banu Zurayq, cast a spell on the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he imagined that he had done something that he had not. One day, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was in ‘Ā'ishah's house, but he was paying her no attention as he was totally engrossed in supplicating repeatedly to Allah, the Almighty, to reveal to him the reality behind this issue. Then, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told her that Allah, the Almighty, had answered his supplication and sent two angels to him; one of them sat by his head and the other by his feet.

One of them said to the other: “What is wrong with this man?” referring to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). The other said: “He is under a magic spell.”

He asked: “Who has bewitched him?” The other said: “Labīd ibn al-A’sam.” He asked: “With what?” meaning: what was used to create this magic spell? The other said: “With a comb and the hair stuck in it, and the skin of a male date palm pollen.”

He asked: “Where is it?” The other said: “In the well of Dharwān.” This was a well-known well in Madīnah. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) went there with some of his Companions and took it out. Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came back and told ‘Ā'ishah that the water of the well was red like a Henna leaf infusion (either because the water of that well itself was bad or due to what had been thrown into it), and the date palms were as hideous and ugly as the heads of devils. ‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Should you take it out?"

meaning: should you take those things out of the pollen skin and show them to the people so they know what had happened? The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No. Allah has healed me and I was afraid that I would spread evil among the people," meaning: Allah has healed me, and I feared that spreading this among the people might bring evil upon them, as it would attract the hypocrites’ attention to the harm that magic can cause, and may encourage them to learn it to harm the believers.

Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) gave up this benefit due to fear of its evil consequences. So the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the well should be filled with earth, and it was. Some people have denied the story of magic being done to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) claiming that it casts doubt upon his infallibility.

They argued that, accepting the story means that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) might have imagined that he was seeing Jibrīl when he was not there, and that something had been revealed to him when nothing had been revealed. However, all of this is to be rejected, because the evidence that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was infallible in what he conveyed from Allah, the Almighty, and that he was infallible in his manner of conveying it is well established.

The harm that afflicted him due to the magic did not include any deficiency regarding conveying the Message. Rather, it was the sort of illness and troubles that normally afflict human beings. The effect of the magic that was performed on the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was explained in other narration, which stated that he (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) imagined that he had had sexual intercourse with his wives, when he had not done so.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-AlaTold us, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn NumayrTold us, Third generation, died 199 AH
  4. 4Hisham ibn UrwahFrom, Successor, died 145 AH
  5. 5Urwah ibn az-ZubayrFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  6. 6Aishah bint Abi BakrFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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