Mishkat al-Masabih #4359
Medicine and Spells
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
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.
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This hadith is #4359 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Medicine and Spells.