Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 25063 — A man who is bewitched or poisoned

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: A Jewish man cast magic on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) suffered from it for some days. Then Jibril came to him and said: "A certain man of the Jews has cast magic on you, and he has tied some knots for you." So he sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to those knots (that thread), and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took it out and came to him. Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undid one of the knots, he felt lighter because of it. The narrator said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up as though he had been freed from a bond. Yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never mentioned this to that Jewish man, nor did that Jew ever discern it from his face.