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Sahih Muslim 2224a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: 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…

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حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا عَدْوَى وَلَا طِيَرَةَ وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: 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.

মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু রাফি (রহঃ) ..... আবুয যুবায়র (রহঃ) থেকে আরও বর্ণিত হয়েছে যে, তিনি জাবির (রাযিঃ) কে বলতে শুনেছেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম ও তার সাহাবীগণ এক ইয়াহুদীর লাশ যেতে দেখে এবং তা চোখের আড়াল না হওয়া পর্যন্ত দাঁড়িয়ে থাকলেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ২০৯২, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

ابن جریج سے روایت ہے ‘ انہوں نے کہا : مجھے ابو زبیر نےیہ خبر دی کہ انھوں نے حضر ت جابر رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ کو فرماتے ہوئے سنا ، وہ کہہ رہے تھے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ایک جنازے کے لئے جو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے پاس سے گزرا کھڑے ہوگئے ، یہاں تک کہ وہ ( نگاہوں سے ) اوجھل ہوگیا ۔

Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Muhammad bin Rafi'] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdurrazaq] dari [Ibnu Juraij] ia berkata, telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Abu Zubair] bahwa ia mendengar [Jabir] berkata; Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan para sahabatnya berdiri ketika jenazah orang Yahudi (lewat di hadapan mereka) hingga jenazah itu berlalu

Bana Muhammed b. Râfi rivayet etti. (dediki): Bize Abdurrazzâk, ibni Cüreyc'den rivayet etti. Demişki: Bana yine Ebû'z-Zübeyr haber verdi, kendisi Câbir'i şöyle derken işitmiş: «Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) ve ashabı bir Yahudlnin cenazesi için görünmez oluncaya kadar ayakta durdular.» İzah 981 de

Sahih Muslim 2224a, Book 39, The Book of Greetings, Hadith 152. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that transitive disease in which the people of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance used to believe, thinking the disease is transmitted by itself to others apart from Allah's decree, is false. And the Tiyarah, which is regarding something audible or visible, as an evil omen whether it is from birds, animals, people with deformities, numbers, days, etc.

He mentioned the "Tayr" (bird) specifically because it was commonly known during the pre-Islamic era of ignorance, as a bird would be urged to fly when someone intended to do something like travel, trade, or anything else. If the bird flew to the right, he would take this as a good omen and proceed with what he intended, whereas if the bird flew to the left, he would take this as a bad omen and refrain from doing what he intended.

Then, he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that he liked the good omen, which is the happiness and joy that one feels when hearing a good word that makes him have good expectations of his Lord.

What it teaches

  • Reliance on Allah Almighty and realizing that none brings goodness except Allah and none wards off harm except Allah.
  • Tiyarah, which is believing in bad omens and refraining from doing things based on that, is prohibited.
  • A good omen is not part of the forbidden Tiyarah; rather, it signifies having good expectations of Allah Almighty.
  • Everything happens in compliance with the decree of Allah Almighty, alone with no partner.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Hudbah ibn KhalidTold us, Third generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Hammam ibn YahyaTold us, Third generation, died 163 AH
  4. 4Qatadah ibn DiamahTold us, Successor, died 117 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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