so I do not know whether the report appears thus in his work, or whether [the name] was omitted by a copyist.

In any case, the hadith has another route that strengthens it. Al-Hakim (4/217) reported it through Qays ibn al-Sakan al-Asadi, who said:

“Abdullah ibn Masud—may Allah be pleased with him—entered upon a woman and saw her wearing beads intended to ward off erysipelas. He cut them apart forcefully, then said: ‘The household of Abdullah have no need of associationism.’ He then said: ‘Among what we retained from the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—was the following,’ and he cited it.”

He said: “Its chain of transmission is authentic.” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him.

And it is as they both said.

Unfamiliar terms:

The incantations referred to here are those that involve seeking refuge in the jinn, or whose meaning is not understood, such as writing