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4 November 2026 24 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
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Hadith 4361
وَعَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ اكْتَوَى أَوِ اسْتَرْقَى فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ التَّوَكُّلِ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه

Narrated Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba reported the Prophet as saying:

“He who has himself cauterized or uses a spell has exempted himself from trust in God.”

Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 4361

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Hadith 4360
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا أُبَالِي مَا أَتَيْتُ إِنْ أَنَا شَرِبْتُ تِرْيَاقًا أَوْ تَعَلَّقْتُ تَمِيمَةً أَوْ قُلْتُ الشِّعْرَ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِي» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar told that he heard God’s messenger say:

“If I drink an antidote, or tie on an amulet, or compose poetry, I am the type who does not care what he does.”*

Abu Dawud transmitted it.

* Meaning that one who does any such thing is an abandoned character.
Mishkat al-Masabih 4360 Open
Hadith 4362
وَعَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عبدِ الله بن عُكيم وَبِهِ حُمْرَةٌ فَقُلْتُ: أَلَا تُعَلِّقُ تَمِيمَةً؟ فَقَالَ: نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ شَيْئًا وُكِلَ إِليهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
‘Isa b. Hamza told that he went to visit ‘Abdallah b. ‘Ukaim* who was suffering from erysipelas and asked why he did not attach an amulet. He replied, “We seek refuge in God from that. God’s messenger said that if anyone hangs anything on himself he will be left to it.”**

Abu Dawud transmitted it.

* Mirqat, iv, 510 wrongly gives Hukaim. Cf. Tahdhib, v, 323 f.
** If anyone puts his trust in a charm instead of seeking God’s help His help will be withheld from him.
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Hadith 4359
وَعَن جَابر قَالَ: سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ النُّشْرَةِ فَقَالَ: «هُوَ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Jabir told that when the Prophet was asked about a charm for one who is possessed (nushra)* he replied,
“It pertains to the work of the devil.”

Abu Dawud transmitted it.

* Nushra comes from a root meaning to disperse and is said to be used meaning a charm for one who is possessed because it disperses the trouble.