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ahmad:12323Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

The Prophet ﷺ said, "No 'Adwa nor Tiyara; but I like Fal." They said, "What is the Fal?" He said, "A good word." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5776)  

أحمد:١٢٣٢٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قِيلَ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ كَلِمَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ  


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bukhari:5776Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ibn Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

The Prophet ﷺ said, "No 'Adwa nor Tiyara; but I like Fal." They said, "What is the Fal?" He said, "A good word."  

البخاري:٥٧٧٦حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قَالُوا وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ كَلِمَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ  

muslim:2224aHaddāb b. Khālid > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah > Anas > Nabī Allāh ﷺ

There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me, i. e. the good word or a good word. Note: The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false.  

مسلم:٢٢٢٤aحَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ  

muslim:2224bMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me. It was said: What is good omen? He said: Sacred words.  

مسلم:٢٢٢٤bوَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قَالَ قِيلَ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ  

abudawud:3916Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ as saying: There is no infection* and no evil omen, and I like a good omen. Good omen means a good word. * The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false.  

أبو داود:٣٩١٦حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الصَّالِحُ وَالْفَأْلُ الصَّالِحُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ  

tirmidhi:1615Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Hishām al-Dastawāʾī > Qatādah > Anas

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no 'Adwa and no Tiyarah, and I like Fa'l." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is Fa'l?" He said: "A good statement."  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
الترمذي:١٦١٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَأُحِبُّ الْفَأْلَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
ahmad:13633ʿAffān And Bahz > Hammām

There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me, i. e. the good word or a good word. Note: The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false. (Using translation from Muslim 2224a)   

أحمد:١٣٦٣٣حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ قَالَ بَهْزٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُعَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ وَالْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ  

ahmad:12778Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "There is no contagion, nor is there a bad omen." He said, "But I am amazed by good omens, so I asked, what is a good omen?" He replied, "A good word."  

أحمد:١٢٧٧٨حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي قَتَادَةُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسًا قَالَ

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ قَالَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ فَقُلْتُ مَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ  

ahmad:12822ʿAbd al-Malik And ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Hishām And ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "Verily, the Prophet ﷺ said: There is no contagion, no evil omen, and good omens please me. It was asked: O Prophet of Allah, what is a good omen? He ﷺ said: A good word."  

أحمد:١٢٨٢٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُالْحَسَنَةُ قَالَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ أَوْ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ  

ahmad:13949Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me. It was said: What is good omen? He said: Sacred words. (Using translation from Muslim 2224b)   

أحمد:١٣٩٤٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قُلْتُ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ  

ahmad:9849Ḥajjāj > Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUtbah > Abū Hurayrah

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There is no divination but the best type is the good omen. It was said to Messenger of Allah ﷺ: What is good omen? Thereupon he said: A good word which one of you hears. (Using translation from Muslim 2223a)   

أحمد:٩٨٤٩حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ كَلِمَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ يَسْمَعُهَا أَحَدُكُمْ  

ahmad:12564ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik > Nabī Allāh ﷺ

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no contagion, no owl, and I am pleased with good omens." They asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what are good omens?" He replied, "Good words."  

أحمد:١٢٥٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا الْفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ  

ahmad:12179Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah Wa-al-Ddastuwāʾī > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no superstitious belief, and I am pleased with good and righteous omens." He said, "The good omen is the good and pure word."  

أحمد:١٢١٧٩حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ وَالدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِيالْفَأْلُ قَالَ وَالْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ