Muhammad Under the Spell
The Black Magic Scandal That Exposes Islam’s Fragile Foundations
What if I told you that the Prophet of Islam, revered as the perfect man, was once so mentally compromised by black magic that he couldn’t tell reality from illusion?
You might think it’s a smear from anti-Islam polemics. But the shocking truth is that this story isn’t buried in the dusty margins of Islamic lore—it’s enshrined in the most authentic hadith collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. It’s also confirmed by classical tafsir (commentaries) and jurists, and it raises devastating questions about Islam’s claims of perfection and divine protection.
Let’s take a deep dive into the story of Muhammad’s bewitchment—and see why it shatters the confidence in Islam’s core message.
π The Bewitchment Story: A Prophetic Crisis
The story begins with a man named Labid ibn al-A’sam, a Jewish sorcerer in Medina. Using strands of Muhammad’s hair and a comb, he created a spell—and it worked. According to the most reliable hadiths:
✅ Sahih al-Bukhari 5763:
“Magic was worked on Allah’s Messenger (ο·Ί) so that he used to think that he had done a thing which he had not done.”
✅ Sahih Muslim 2189:
“He began to imagine that he had done something which in fact he had not done.”
✅ Sahih Bukhari 6391:
“He remained under the effect of that magic for six months.”
The spell was finally broken only after angelic intervention and divine revelation pointed out its location in the well of Dharwan.
π️ Tafsir and Classical Commentaries: No Denial, No Escape
Rather than dismissing it as folklore, Islam’s most respected scholars affirmed the story:
πΉ Ibn Kathir (Tafsir Ibn Kathir) says Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas (the “Mu‘awwidhatayn”) were revealed as a cure for this bewitchment.
πΉ Al-Qurtubi (Tafsir al-Jami‘ li Ahkam al-Qur’an) repeats the hadiths and sees it as a test for the Prophet, confirming its authenticity.
πΉ Al-Tabari (Tafsir Jami‘ al-Bayan) notes that Muhammad was afflicted until the magic’s location was revealed.
⚠️ The Cracks in the Theology of ‘Ismah (Prophetic Protection)
Islamic theology insists that prophets have ‘ismah—divine protection from errors that could compromise the message of revelation.
The Qur’an itself promises:
“Allah will protect you from the people.” (Q 5:67)
“Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves.” (Q 15:42)
But if Muhammad was mentally compromised—not knowing if he’d done things or not for half a year—this exposes a glaring contradiction:
1️⃣ How can Muslims be sure Muhammad wasn’t similarly compromised while reciting the Qur’an?
2️⃣ How can the message be preserved if the Prophet was vulnerable to pagan magic?
3️⃣ How does this align with the claim that Islam is the final, flawless revelation?
Even classical scholars like Ibn Hajar (Fath al-Bari) admit the spell’s historical truth. They claim it only affected Muhammad’s “mundane affairs”—but this is pure assertion. The hadiths themselves say he thought he’d done things he hadn’t—a clear mental breach.
π₯ The Qur’an’s Reliability Under Fire
The Qur’an claims:
“Your companion (Muhammad) has neither strayed nor erred. Nor does he speak from (his own) desire. It is only a Revelation revealed.” (Q 53:2-4)
Yet the hadiths paint a Prophet under a spell, imagining false actions, oblivious to reality. This is not a minor error—it’s a profound crisis of credibility.
If he was mentally compromised for six months, there’s no logical guarantee he wasn’t similarly compromised during revelations—especially since the same people (his companions) transmitted both his hadiths and his Qur’an recitations.
π The Theological Band-Aids: Too Little, Too Late
Classical scholars tried to spin this:
π Al-Qurtubi says Allah allowed it as a test for the Ummah.
π Ibn Taymiyyah claims it didn’t affect the Qur’an’s content.
π Al-Nawawi repeats that it only affected “worldly matters.”
But these are just theological fig leaves. They do nothing to address the fundamental contradiction:
π΄ If magic worked on Muhammad’s mind in daily life, it’s only an assumption (not a guarantee) that it didn’t affect the “divine” recitations too.
π― Why This is Devastating for Islam’s Claims
✅ The Qur’an promises Muhammad was divinely protected—yet his mind was hijacked by pagan sorcery.
✅ The Qur’an claims timeless moral and doctrinal perfection—yet the Prophet was bewitched like a common man.
✅ The incident is confirmed by the most authentic sources—Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim—meaning Muslims can’t dismiss it without undermining their entire hadith corpus.
π§ The Final Dilemma: No Way Out
Muslims have two unpalatable choices:
π΄ Accept the hadiths — and admit the Prophet was vulnerable and compromised, shattering the claim of divine protection.
π΄ Reject the hadiths — and undermine the entire framework of Islam’s second-most authoritative texts.
Either way, Islam’s claim of prophetic perfection and a divinely preserved message collapses under the weight of its own sources.
π₯ Conclusion: The Black Magic Scandal That Islam Can’t Erase
The story of Muhammad’s bewitchment is not a fringe myth—it’s a mainstream, authenticated incident that exposes a fatal flaw in Islam’s claims.
π If the final messenger of God could be bewitched for months, what’s left of the idea that his message is perfect, timeless, and protected?
π If the Prophet’s own mind could be overtaken by a sorcerer’s charm, how can anyone trust the “divine revelation” that emerged from those same lips?
For anyone who cares about logic, evidence, and moral integrity, this story forces an inescapable question:
If the Prophet of Islam himself was vulnerable to falsehood, how can his message claim to be eternally true?
✊ Final Word
No mockery. No polemics. Just the facts—from Islam’s own most trusted sources.
The Prophet was bewitched. The Qur’an’s perfection collapses. And with it, so does the last refuge of Islamic apologetics.
Let the facts speak for themselves.
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