Taking Bad-Omen is Shirk in Islam.
Contents
a)Proof from Quran and Sunnah.
b) A Misunderstood Hadith
c)People who don't take Bad-Omen shall enter Paradise without any accounts
d)Scholar's Opinion.
A)Proof From Quran and Sunnah.
Allah Says,''And if Allaah touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He;and if He intends any good for you, there is no one who can repel His Favour . . .”
[Surah Yoonus 10:107]
Hadith-1
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Taking omens is polytheism(Shirk); taking omens is polytheism(Shirk). He said it three times. Every one of us has some, but Allah removes it by trust (in Him).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَاَصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الطِّيَرَةُ شِرْكٌ الطِّيَرَةُ شِرْكٌ " . ثَلاَثًا " وَمَا مِنَّا إِلاَّ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُذْهِبُهُ بِالتَّوَكُّلِ " .
Grade:Sahih (Al-Albani) صحيح (الألباني) حكم:
►Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3910;English translation: Book 29, Hadith 3901
►Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1614;In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 77
►Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 909;In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 3
Hadith-2
Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "No 'Adha(transmission of infectious disease without the permission of Allaah) nor Tiyara(superstitious belief in bird omens); but I like Fal(optimism)." They said, "What is the Fal(optimism)?" He said, "A good word."
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ عَدْوَى، وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ ". قَالُوا وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ " كَلِمَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ ".
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5776;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 668
►Sahih Muslim (English) reference: Book 26, Hadith 5520;Arabic reference : Book 40, Hadith 5934
►Sahih Muslim English) reference: Book 26, Hadith 5519;Arabic reference: Book 40, Hadith 5933
►Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1615;In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 78
Hadith-3
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever lets tiyarah stop him from doing something is guilty of shirk.” They said, “What is the kafaarah for that?” He said, “To say: Allaahumma la khayra illaa khayruka wa laa tayra illaa tayruka wa laa ilaaha ghayruka (O Allaah, there is no good except Your good, no birds (omens) except from You, and there is no god beside You).”
وروى أحمد (7045) والطبراني عن عبد الله بن عمرو قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " من ردته الطيرة من حاجة فقد أشرك" قالوا يا رسول الله ما كفارة ذلك ؟ قال : " أن يقول أحدهم : اللهم لا خير إلا خيرك ولا طير إلا طيرك ولا إله غيرك" [ حسنه الأرناؤوط وصححه الألباني في صحيح الجامع برقم 6264 ].
(Musnad Ahmad (7045) and al-Tabaraani;Classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot and as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 6264] )
Hadith-4
‘Imraan ibn Husayn that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “He is not one of us who practices augury [seeking omens in birds] or has that done for him, or who practices divination or has that done for him, or who practices witchcraft or has that done for him.”
ليس منا من تطيَّر ولا من تُطيّر له أو تَكهن أو تُكهن له أو سَحر أو سُحر له " وصححه الألباني في صحيح الجامع برقم
(Al-Tabaraani narrated in al-Kabeer from Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 5435.)
b)A Misunderstood Hadith on Omen.
Hadith-5
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the horse.'
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ، وَسَالِمٍ، ابْنَىْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الشُّؤْمُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ وَالْفَرَسِ ".
(Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5093;(English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 30)
Answer: The Hadith mentioned above has come in most of the major books of Hadith in the words near to the ones quoted here. However, the following text of it contained in the sixth volume of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal’s Musnad presents the true picture in this regard:
Hadith-6
Abu Hassan Al-A’raj reported: Two men entered upon Aisha and they said, “Indeed, Abu Huraira narrates that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Verily, omens are in women, animals, and houses.” She became upset and she said, “It is not as he said; rather, the Prophet was saying: The people of ignorance used to say omens are in women, houses, and animals.” Then she recited the verse, “No affliction occurs in the earth or within yourselves except that it is written in a book.” (57:22)
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Haythami
عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ الْأَعْرَجِ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ دَخَلَا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَا إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا الطِّيَرَةُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّابَّةِ وَالدَّارِ قَالَ فَطَارَتْ شِقَّةٌ مِنْهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَشِقَّةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَتْ وَالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مَا هَكَذَا كَانَ يَقُولُ وَلَكِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَقُولُونَ الطِّيَرَةُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ وَالدَّابَّةِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
(Musnad Ahmad Hadith-25557 Declared authentic by the hadith masters al-Hakim ( 2/479 ) and ad-Dhahabi. It has also been declared authentic by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut.)
Sources:-http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=6&ID=1148&idfrom=22885&idto=25210&bookid=6&startno=2011
Comment:-It is evident from this text of the Hadith that this saying has been erroneously attributed to the Prophet (sws). He had actually quoted the views held by the people of Jahilliyyah (age of ignorance).
c)People who don't take Bad-Omen shall enter Paradise without any accounts
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their trust in their Lord.
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ فَقَالَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ، هُمُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَسْتَرْقُونَ، وَلاَ يَتَطَيَّرُونَ، وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ".
►Sahih al-Bukhari 6472;(English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 479
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5705;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 606
►Sahih al-Bukhari 6541;(English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 549
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5752;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 648
►Sahih Muslim 218 b(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 423
►Sahih Muslim 218 a;(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 422
►Sahih Muslim 220 a;(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 425
►Jami` at-Tirmidhi English reference: Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2446;Arabic reference: Book 37, Hadith 2634
►Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 911;In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 5
Abu Umaamah is reported to have said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “My Lord promised me that seventy thousand of my ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or being punished; with each thousand of them will be another seventy thousand, plus three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord, may He be glorified.”
وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَلا عَذَابٍ مَعَ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا وَثَلاثَ حَثَيَاتٍ مِنْ حَثَيَاتِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
►Sunan of al-Tirmidhi Hadith-2437
►Shaikh Al-Bani in Sahih Ibn-Majah Hadith 3478
►Silsilah Sahiha by Shaikh Al-Bani- Page or number:4/541
►Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Page or number: 2/82
►Ibn Hajar in Mishkat Al-Masabi - Page or number:5/172
d)Scholars' Opinion
Sharh al-Nawawi ‘ala Muslim.
والصحيح أن الطيرة مذمومة كلها ، وأنه ليس شيء من النساء أو الدور أو الدواب تضر أو تنفع إلا بإذن الله ، فهو سبحانه خالق الخير والشر ، وقد يبتلي العبد بامرأة سيئة الخلق ، أو دار يكثر فيها العطب ، فيشرع للعبد التخلص من ذلك ، فرارا من قدر الله إلى قدر الله، وحذرا من الوقوع في التشاؤم المذموم .
The correct view is that all types of belief in bad omens are condemned, and that no kinds of women, houses or animals can cause harm or bring benefit except by Allaah’s leave. Allaah is the Creator of both good and evil. A person may be tested with a wife who has a bad attitude, or a house in which there is a lot of problems, in which case it is prescribed for him to rid himself of these things, fleeing from the decree of Allaah to the decree of Allaah, and so as to avoid falling into pessimism and belief in bad omens which is forbidden.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim, no. 2224:
قال النووي رحمه الله في شرح مسلم :
( والتطير : التشاؤم ، وأصله الشيء المكروه من قول أو فعل أو مرئي وكانوا يتطيرون بالطيور فإن أخذت ذات اليمين تبركوا بها ومضوا في سفرهم وحوائجهم ، وان أخذت ذات الشمال رجعوا عن سفرهم وحاجتهم وتشاءموا بها فكانت تصدهم في كثير من الأوقات عن مصالحهم ، فنفى الشرع ذلك وأبطله ونهي عنه ، وأخبر أنه ليس له تأثير بنفع ولا ضر فهذا معنى قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم "لاطيرة " وفى حديث آخر "الطيرة شرك" أي اعتقاد أنها تنفع أو تضر إذا عملوا بمقتضاها معتقدين تأثيرها فهو شرك لأنهم جعلوا لها أثرا في الفعل والإيجاد ) أ.هـ بتصرف .
Tatayyur (belief in bad omens) is pessimism, and is based on something disliked, be it a word or action or something seen… They used to startle birds to make them move; if they went to the right they would regard that as a good omen and go ahead with their journeys or other plans, but if they went to the left they would cancel their journeys and plans, and regard that as a bad omen. So it would often prevent them from doing things that were in their interests. Islam cancelled out all that and forbade it, and said that it had no effect, whether good or bad. This is what is meant by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “There is no tiyarah (superstitious belief in bird omens),” and in another hadeeth, “Tiyarah is shirk” – i.e., the belief that it can bring benefit or harm, if they act upon it believing that it has any effect, then this is shirk, because they think that it has an effect on what one does or that it can make things happen.
The scholars differed concerning these ahaadeeth and how to reconcile them with the ahaadeeth that forbid tatayyur. Some of them interpreted them as they appear to be, and said that this is an exception from the ruling on tatayyur, i.e., that tatayyur is forbidden unless a person has a house which he does not want to live in, or a wife whom he does not want to keep company with, or a horse or servant, all of which he should get rid of by selling them, or by divorcing the wife.
Others said that a house may be regarded as a bad omen when it is too small, or there are bad neighbours who cause trouble; a woman may be regarded as a bad omen when she does not produce children, or she has a sharp tongue, or she behaves in a suspicious manner; a horse may be regarded as a bad omen when it is not used in jihad, or it was said, when it is difficult to handle or it is too expensive; and a servant may be regarded as a bad omen when he has a bad attitude or is not trustworthy or reliable.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
وقالت طائفة أخرى : الشؤم في هذه الثلاثة إنما يلحق من تشاءم بها وتطير بها فيكون شؤمها عليه ومن توكل على الله ولم يتشاءم ولم يتطير لم تكن مشؤومة عليه. قالوا ويدل عليه حديث أنس" الطيرة على من تطير" وقد يجعل الله سبحانه تطير العبد وتشاؤمه سببا لحلول المكروه به كما يجعل الثقة والتوكل عليه وإفراده بالخوف والرجاء من أعظم الأسباب التي يدفع بها الشر المتطير به“Another group Regarding these three as bad omens only affects those who believe in that. Whoever puts his trust in Allaah and does not believe in omens and superstition, that does not affect him. They said: this is indicated by the hadeeth of Anas, ‘A bad omen only affects the one who believes in it.’ If a person believes in bad omens, Allaah may make that the cause of bad things happening to him, just as He may make trust in Him and making Him alone the focus of one's fear and hope one of the main causes of warding off evil that people may superstitiously expect.
The reason for that is that tiyarah (superstitious belief in omens) implies shirk or associating others with Allaah, fearing others besides Him and not putting one’s trust in Him. The superstitious person attracts evil to himself, so the superstition affects him more, because he did not protect himself with belief in Allaah alone and trust in Allaah. If a person fears something other than Allaah, it gains control over him and he is tormented by it; if he loves something else as well as Allaah, he will be tormented by it; if he puts his hope in something alongside Allaah he will be let down by it. These matters are well known from real life and there is no need to provide further evidence. Everyone inevitably feels superstitious but the strong believer wards off those superstitious feelings by putting his trust in Allaah. Whoever puts his trust in Allaah, He will suffice him and he will have no need of anyone or anything else. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So when you want to recite the Qur’aan, seek refuge with Allaah from Shaytaan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allaah).
His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allaah, i.e. those who are Mushrikoon, i.e., polytheists)”
[al-Nahl 16:98]
Hence Ibn Mas’ood said: “All of us sometimes feel superstitious, but Allaah causes it to disappear when we put our trust in Him.” They said: superstition with regard to houses, women and horses may affect only those who believe in it; as for the one who puts his trust in Allaah and fears Him alone, and does not believe in bad omens, then horses, women and houses cannot be bad omens for him.
Then he said:Whoever believes that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) attributed a superstitious effect to anything in the sense that it may have an effect in and of itself independently of Allaah is telling a serious lie against Allaah and His Messenger and has gone far astray. His speaking of bad omens existing in these three things does not constitute proof of what he had denied before. All it means is that Allaah may a superstitious effect in objects for those who come near them or live in them, and there may be some blessing in some objects, and anyone who comes nears them is not affected by bad omens or anything bad. This is like when Allaah gives parents a blessed child and they experience goodness because of him, whilst He gives others a mean child and they experience bad things because of him. This applies to what may Allaah may bestow on His slave of houses, wives and horses. Allaah is the Creator of good and evil, good luck and bad luck. So some of these things may be “lucky” and blessed and bring happiness for those who come into contact with them, so they are blessed; and some of them may be “unlucky” and bring “bad luck” to those who come into contact with them, all by the will and decree of Allaah, just as He has created all other causes and effects which may vary. So He has created musk and other fragrant substances, which give delight to all those who come into contact with them, and He has created their opposites which cause disgust to all those who come into contact with them. The difference between the two types is known from experience. The same applies to houses, women and horses. This is one thing, and the shirki belief in bad omens is something else altogether.
He said concerning the Prophet’s command to that family to leave that house, as mentioned in the hadeeth quoted above:
This is not the kind of superstition that is forbidden. Rather he told them to leave it when they started to think along these lines, in order to achieve two aims and two benefits:
1 – It was so that they would leave a place that they disliked and felt scared in because of what had happened to them there, so that they might find relief from the panic, grief and depression that assailed them there, because Allaah has made it man’s nature to hate that which causes him harm even though it is not the fault of that thing, and to love that which brings him happiness, even though the thing itself does not intend to do good. So he commanded them to leave that which they disliked, because Allaah sent him as a mercy, and did not send him as a torment. He sent him to make things easy, not to make things hard. So how could he have told them to stay in a place where they were unhappy and felt scared to stay because of the great losses they had suffered there, when that would serve no purpose of worship or increase their piety or guidance, especially when they had stayed there for so long after they had begun to feel uncomfortable there which made them superstitious. So this protected them from two serious things:
1 – Committing shirk
2 – Protecting them from something bad happening to them because of their superstition, which usually affects those who believe in it. So he protected them because of his great mercy and kindness from these two disliked things, by telling them to leave that house and move to another without any harm coming to them with regard to either their worldly or religious interests.
Miftaah Daar al-Sa’aadah, 2/258
And Allaah knows best.
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Contents
a)Proof from Quran and Sunnah.
b) A Misunderstood Hadith
c)People who don't take Bad-Omen shall enter Paradise without any accounts
d)Scholar's Opinion.
A)Proof From Quran and Sunnah.
Allah Says,''And if Allaah touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He;and if He intends any good for you, there is no one who can repel His Favour . . .”
[Surah Yoonus 10:107]
Hadith-1
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Taking omens is polytheism(Shirk); taking omens is polytheism(Shirk). He said it three times. Every one of us has some, but Allah removes it by trust (in Him).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَاَصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الطِّيَرَةُ شِرْكٌ الطِّيَرَةُ شِرْكٌ " . ثَلاَثًا " وَمَا مِنَّا إِلاَّ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُذْهِبُهُ بِالتَّوَكُّلِ " .
Grade:Sahih (Al-Albani) صحيح (الألباني) حكم:
►Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3910;English translation: Book 29, Hadith 3901
►Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1614;In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 77
►Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 909;In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 3
Hadith-2
Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "No 'Adha(transmission of infectious disease without the permission of Allaah) nor Tiyara(superstitious belief in bird omens); but I like Fal(optimism)." They said, "What is the Fal(optimism)?" He said, "A good word."
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ عَدْوَى، وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ ". قَالُوا وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ " كَلِمَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ ".
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5776;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 668
►Sahih Muslim (English) reference: Book 26, Hadith 5520;Arabic reference : Book 40, Hadith 5934
►Sahih Muslim English) reference: Book 26, Hadith 5519;Arabic reference: Book 40, Hadith 5933
►Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1615;In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 78
Hadith-3
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever lets tiyarah stop him from doing something is guilty of shirk.” They said, “What is the kafaarah for that?” He said, “To say: Allaahumma la khayra illaa khayruka wa laa tayra illaa tayruka wa laa ilaaha ghayruka (O Allaah, there is no good except Your good, no birds (omens) except from You, and there is no god beside You).”
وروى أحمد (7045) والطبراني عن عبد الله بن عمرو قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " من ردته الطيرة من حاجة فقد أشرك" قالوا يا رسول الله ما كفارة ذلك ؟ قال : " أن يقول أحدهم : اللهم لا خير إلا خيرك ولا طير إلا طيرك ولا إله غيرك" [ حسنه الأرناؤوط وصححه الألباني في صحيح الجامع برقم 6264 ].
(Musnad Ahmad (7045) and al-Tabaraani;Classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot and as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 6264] )
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‘Imraan ibn Husayn that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “He is not one of us who practices augury [seeking omens in birds] or has that done for him, or who practices divination or has that done for him, or who practices witchcraft or has that done for him.”
ليس منا من تطيَّر ولا من تُطيّر له أو تَكهن أو تُكهن له أو سَحر أو سُحر له " وصححه الألباني في صحيح الجامع برقم
(Al-Tabaraani narrated in al-Kabeer from Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 5435.)
b)A Misunderstood Hadith on Omen.
Hadith-5
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the horse.'
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ، وَسَالِمٍ، ابْنَىْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الشُّؤْمُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ وَالْفَرَسِ ".
(Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5093;(English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 30)
Answer: The Hadith mentioned above has come in most of the major books of Hadith in the words near to the ones quoted here. However, the following text of it contained in the sixth volume of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal’s Musnad presents the true picture in this regard:
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Abu Hassan Al-A’raj reported: Two men entered upon Aisha and they said, “Indeed, Abu Huraira narrates that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Verily, omens are in women, animals, and houses.” She became upset and she said, “It is not as he said; rather, the Prophet was saying: The people of ignorance used to say omens are in women, houses, and animals.” Then she recited the verse, “No affliction occurs in the earth or within yourselves except that it is written in a book.” (57:22)
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Haythami
عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ الْأَعْرَجِ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ دَخَلَا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَا إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا الطِّيَرَةُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّابَّةِ وَالدَّارِ قَالَ فَطَارَتْ شِقَّةٌ مِنْهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَشِقَّةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَتْ وَالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مَا هَكَذَا كَانَ يَقُولُ وَلَكِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَقُولُونَ الطِّيَرَةُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ وَالدَّابَّةِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
(Musnad Ahmad Hadith-25557 Declared authentic by the hadith masters al-Hakim ( 2/479 ) and ad-Dhahabi. It has also been declared authentic by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut.)
Sources:-http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=6&ID=1148&idfrom=22885&idto=25210&bookid=6&startno=2011
Comment:-It is evident from this text of the Hadith that this saying has been erroneously attributed to the Prophet (sws). He had actually quoted the views held by the people of Jahilliyyah (age of ignorance).
c)People who don't take Bad-Omen shall enter Paradise without any accounts
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their trust in their Lord.
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ فَقَالَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ، هُمُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَسْتَرْقُونَ، وَلاَ يَتَطَيَّرُونَ، وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ".
►Sahih al-Bukhari 6472;(English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 479
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5705;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 606
►Sahih al-Bukhari 6541;(English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 549
►Sahih al-Bukhari 5752;(English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 648
►Sahih Muslim 218 b(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 423
►Sahih Muslim 218 a;(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 422
►Sahih Muslim 220 a;(English) reference: Book 1, Hadith 425
►Jami` at-Tirmidhi English reference: Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2446;Arabic reference: Book 37, Hadith 2634
►Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 911;In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 5
Abu Umaamah is reported to have said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “My Lord promised me that seventy thousand of my ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or being punished; with each thousand of them will be another seventy thousand, plus three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord, may He be glorified.”
وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَلا عَذَابٍ مَعَ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا وَثَلاثَ حَثَيَاتٍ مِنْ حَثَيَاتِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
►Sunan of al-Tirmidhi Hadith-2437
►Shaikh Al-Bani in Sahih Ibn-Majah Hadith 3478
►Silsilah Sahiha by Shaikh Al-Bani- Page or number:4/541
►Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Page or number: 2/82
►Ibn Hajar in Mishkat Al-Masabi - Page or number:5/172
d)Scholars' Opinion
Sharh al-Nawawi ‘ala Muslim.
والصحيح أن الطيرة مذمومة كلها ، وأنه ليس شيء من النساء أو الدور أو الدواب تضر أو تنفع إلا بإذن الله ، فهو سبحانه خالق الخير والشر ، وقد يبتلي العبد بامرأة سيئة الخلق ، أو دار يكثر فيها العطب ، فيشرع للعبد التخلص من ذلك ، فرارا من قدر الله إلى قدر الله، وحذرا من الوقوع في التشاؤم المذموم .
The correct view is that all types of belief in bad omens are condemned, and that no kinds of women, houses or animals can cause harm or bring benefit except by Allaah’s leave. Allaah is the Creator of both good and evil. A person may be tested with a wife who has a bad attitude, or a house in which there is a lot of problems, in which case it is prescribed for him to rid himself of these things, fleeing from the decree of Allaah to the decree of Allaah, and so as to avoid falling into pessimism and belief in bad omens which is forbidden.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim, no. 2224:
قال النووي رحمه الله في شرح مسلم :
( والتطير : التشاؤم ، وأصله الشيء المكروه من قول أو فعل أو مرئي وكانوا يتطيرون بالطيور فإن أخذت ذات اليمين تبركوا بها ومضوا في سفرهم وحوائجهم ، وان أخذت ذات الشمال رجعوا عن سفرهم وحاجتهم وتشاءموا بها فكانت تصدهم في كثير من الأوقات عن مصالحهم ، فنفى الشرع ذلك وأبطله ونهي عنه ، وأخبر أنه ليس له تأثير بنفع ولا ضر فهذا معنى قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم "لاطيرة " وفى حديث آخر "الطيرة شرك" أي اعتقاد أنها تنفع أو تضر إذا عملوا بمقتضاها معتقدين تأثيرها فهو شرك لأنهم جعلوا لها أثرا في الفعل والإيجاد ) أ.هـ بتصرف .
Tatayyur (belief in bad omens) is pessimism, and is based on something disliked, be it a word or action or something seen… They used to startle birds to make them move; if they went to the right they would regard that as a good omen and go ahead with their journeys or other plans, but if they went to the left they would cancel their journeys and plans, and regard that as a bad omen. So it would often prevent them from doing things that were in their interests. Islam cancelled out all that and forbade it, and said that it had no effect, whether good or bad. This is what is meant by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “There is no tiyarah (superstitious belief in bird omens),” and in another hadeeth, “Tiyarah is shirk” – i.e., the belief that it can bring benefit or harm, if they act upon it believing that it has any effect, then this is shirk, because they think that it has an effect on what one does or that it can make things happen.
The scholars differed concerning these ahaadeeth and how to reconcile them with the ahaadeeth that forbid tatayyur. Some of them interpreted them as they appear to be, and said that this is an exception from the ruling on tatayyur, i.e., that tatayyur is forbidden unless a person has a house which he does not want to live in, or a wife whom he does not want to keep company with, or a horse or servant, all of which he should get rid of by selling them, or by divorcing the wife.
Others said that a house may be regarded as a bad omen when it is too small, or there are bad neighbours who cause trouble; a woman may be regarded as a bad omen when she does not produce children, or she has a sharp tongue, or she behaves in a suspicious manner; a horse may be regarded as a bad omen when it is not used in jihad, or it was said, when it is difficult to handle or it is too expensive; and a servant may be regarded as a bad omen when he has a bad attitude or is not trustworthy or reliable.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
وقالت طائفة أخرى : الشؤم في هذه الثلاثة إنما يلحق من تشاءم بها وتطير بها فيكون شؤمها عليه ومن توكل على الله ولم يتشاءم ولم يتطير لم تكن مشؤومة عليه. قالوا ويدل عليه حديث أنس" الطيرة على من تطير" وقد يجعل الله سبحانه تطير العبد وتشاؤمه سببا لحلول المكروه به كما يجعل الثقة والتوكل عليه وإفراده بالخوف والرجاء من أعظم الأسباب التي يدفع بها الشر المتطير به“Another group Regarding these three as bad omens only affects those who believe in that. Whoever puts his trust in Allaah and does not believe in omens and superstition, that does not affect him. They said: this is indicated by the hadeeth of Anas, ‘A bad omen only affects the one who believes in it.’ If a person believes in bad omens, Allaah may make that the cause of bad things happening to him, just as He may make trust in Him and making Him alone the focus of one's fear and hope one of the main causes of warding off evil that people may superstitiously expect.
The reason for that is that tiyarah (superstitious belief in omens) implies shirk or associating others with Allaah, fearing others besides Him and not putting one’s trust in Him. The superstitious person attracts evil to himself, so the superstition affects him more, because he did not protect himself with belief in Allaah alone and trust in Allaah. If a person fears something other than Allaah, it gains control over him and he is tormented by it; if he loves something else as well as Allaah, he will be tormented by it; if he puts his hope in something alongside Allaah he will be let down by it. These matters are well known from real life and there is no need to provide further evidence. Everyone inevitably feels superstitious but the strong believer wards off those superstitious feelings by putting his trust in Allaah. Whoever puts his trust in Allaah, He will suffice him and he will have no need of anyone or anything else. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So when you want to recite the Qur’aan, seek refuge with Allaah from Shaytaan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allaah).
His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allaah, i.e. those who are Mushrikoon, i.e., polytheists)”
[al-Nahl 16:98]
Hence Ibn Mas’ood said: “All of us sometimes feel superstitious, but Allaah causes it to disappear when we put our trust in Him.” They said: superstition with regard to houses, women and horses may affect only those who believe in it; as for the one who puts his trust in Allaah and fears Him alone, and does not believe in bad omens, then horses, women and houses cannot be bad omens for him.
Then he said:Whoever believes that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) attributed a superstitious effect to anything in the sense that it may have an effect in and of itself independently of Allaah is telling a serious lie against Allaah and His Messenger and has gone far astray. His speaking of bad omens existing in these three things does not constitute proof of what he had denied before. All it means is that Allaah may a superstitious effect in objects for those who come near them or live in them, and there may be some blessing in some objects, and anyone who comes nears them is not affected by bad omens or anything bad. This is like when Allaah gives parents a blessed child and they experience goodness because of him, whilst He gives others a mean child and they experience bad things because of him. This applies to what may Allaah may bestow on His slave of houses, wives and horses. Allaah is the Creator of good and evil, good luck and bad luck. So some of these things may be “lucky” and blessed and bring happiness for those who come into contact with them, so they are blessed; and some of them may be “unlucky” and bring “bad luck” to those who come into contact with them, all by the will and decree of Allaah, just as He has created all other causes and effects which may vary. So He has created musk and other fragrant substances, which give delight to all those who come into contact with them, and He has created their opposites which cause disgust to all those who come into contact with them. The difference between the two types is known from experience. The same applies to houses, women and horses. This is one thing, and the shirki belief in bad omens is something else altogether.
He said concerning the Prophet’s command to that family to leave that house, as mentioned in the hadeeth quoted above:
This is not the kind of superstition that is forbidden. Rather he told them to leave it when they started to think along these lines, in order to achieve two aims and two benefits:
1 – It was so that they would leave a place that they disliked and felt scared in because of what had happened to them there, so that they might find relief from the panic, grief and depression that assailed them there, because Allaah has made it man’s nature to hate that which causes him harm even though it is not the fault of that thing, and to love that which brings him happiness, even though the thing itself does not intend to do good. So he commanded them to leave that which they disliked, because Allaah sent him as a mercy, and did not send him as a torment. He sent him to make things easy, not to make things hard. So how could he have told them to stay in a place where they were unhappy and felt scared to stay because of the great losses they had suffered there, when that would serve no purpose of worship or increase their piety or guidance, especially when they had stayed there for so long after they had begun to feel uncomfortable there which made them superstitious. So this protected them from two serious things:
1 – Committing shirk
2 – Protecting them from something bad happening to them because of their superstition, which usually affects those who believe in it. So he protected them because of his great mercy and kindness from these two disliked things, by telling them to leave that house and move to another without any harm coming to them with regard to either their worldly or religious interests.
Miftaah Daar al-Sa’aadah, 2/258
And Allaah knows best.
Sources:-http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/27192
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