39. Greetings
٣٩۔ كتاب السلام
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.
سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ يَسْمَعُهَا أَحَدُكُمْ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ سَمِعْتُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ
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.
أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me. It was said: What is good omen? He said: Sacred words.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ قَالَ قِيلَ وَمَا الْفَأْلُ قَالَ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
There is no transitive disease, no divination, but I like good words.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَأُحِبُّ الْفَأْلَ الصَّالِحَ
There is no transitive disease, no hama, no divination, but I like good omen.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ هَامَةَ وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَأُحِبُّ الْفَأْلَ الصَّالِحَ
If there be bad luck, it is in the house, and the wife, and the horse.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الشُّؤْمُ فِي الدَّارِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ
There is no transitive disease, no ill omen, and bad luck is lound in the house, or wife or horse. 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.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَإِنَّمَا الشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلاَثَةٍ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ وَالدَّارِ
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Zuhri with other chains of transmitters but with slight variations of wording.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ وَحَمْزَةَ ابْنَىْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ح وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ح وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الشُّؤْمِ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ لاَ يَذْكُرُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ الْعَدْوَى وَالْطِّيَرَةَ غَيْرُ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ
'Umar b. Muhammad b. Zaid reported that he heard his father narrating from Ibn 'Umar that Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said. If bad luck is a fact, then it is in the horse, the woman and the house.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الشُّؤْمِ شَىْءٌ حَقٌّ فَفِي الْفَرَسِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but there is no mention of the word" Haqq"" (fact).
حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ حَقٌّ
If there is bad luck in anything, it is the horse, the abode and the woman.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الشُّؤْمُ فِي شَىْءٍ فَفِي الْفَرَسِ وَالْمَسْكَنِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ
If bad luck were to be in anything, it is found in the woman, the horse and the abode.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ كَانَ فَفِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ وَالْمَسْكَنِ يَعْنِي الشُّؤْمَ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sahl b. Sa'd with a different chain of transmitters.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ
If bad luck were to be in anything, it is found in the land, in the servant and in the horse.
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَىْءٍ فَفِي الرَّبْعِ وَالْخَادِمِ وَالْفَرَسِ