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Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “Allah did not empower you over
that.” At this they asked: “Shall we kill her?” And he said: “No.”
Amongst the Jews remaining in Medina was an old man named Labid the son of
Asim and his daughters. Before the time of Moses, the Jews had become skilled
magicians and passed their practice down from one generation to the next, and
so it was that Labid became among those highly skilled in the art and over the
years he taught those practices to his daughters. One day, a Jew from Khaybar
approached Labid with the offer of an extremely handsome reward if he would
formulate a spell of deadly proportions against the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him. Labid accepted and contrived a way to acquire several strands of the
Prophet's hair vital to the success of his sorcery.
In the days that followed Labid managed to acquire enough strands of the
Prophet's hair and set about his evil work. He placed the strands before him, and
tied eleven knots and upon each tying his daughters would breathe upon them
and utter devilish incantations. Now that the knots had been tied and the
that.” At this they asked: “Shall we kill her?” And he said: “No.”
Amongst the Jews remaining in Medina was an old man named Labid the son of
Asim and his daughters. Before the time of Moses, the Jews had become skilled
magicians and passed their practice down from one generation to the next, and
so it was that Labid became among those highly skilled in the art and over the
years he taught those practices to his daughters. One day, a Jew from Khaybar
approached Labid with the offer of an extremely handsome reward if he would
formulate a spell of deadly proportions against the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him. Labid accepted and contrived a way to acquire several strands of the
Prophet's hair vital to the success of his sorcery.
In the days that followed Labid managed to acquire enough strands of the
Prophet's hair and set about his evil work. He placed the strands before him, and
tied eleven knots and upon each tying his daughters would breathe upon them
and utter devilish incantations. Now that the knots had been tied and the