It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a delegation of the jinn came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), forbid your Ummah from cleaning themselves with bone, dung or charcoal, for Allah Almighty has placed provision for us in them." The narrator said: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 531