Sunan Abu Dawood 3914

Muhammad bin al-Musaffa said to us on the authority of Baqiyyah. He said: I asked Muhammad bin Rashid about the meaning of the word hamah. He replied: The pre-Islamic Arabs used to say: When anyone dies and is buried, a bird comes forth from his..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: There is no infection and no evil omen, and I like a good omen. Good omen means a good word. ..

Narrated Abu Hurairah: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم heard a word, and he liked it, he said: We took your omen from your mouth. ..

Narrated Ata: People said: safar is a pain within the belly. I asked: What is hamah ? He said: People said (believed) that hamah which is an owl or a nightbird and which shrieks is the spirit of men. It is not the spirit of men. It is an animal. ..

Narrated Urwah ibn Amir al-Qurashi: When taking omens was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, he said: The best type is the good omen, and it does not turn back a Muslim. If one of you sees anything he dislikes, he..

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name. If it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in..