Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever hangs an amulet (according to the customs of the Age of Ignorance), may Allah not fulfill his (purpose), and whoever hangs a thread (according to the customs of the Age of Ignorance), may Allah not fulfill it for him."