Combining the Prohibition of Bad Omens with Optimism
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Question:
He says: How do I combine, O Shaykh Salih, the prohibition—the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited bad omens—with his statement that bad omens are in three things?
Answer:
Yes, there is no contradiction between them. Allah creates some entities that carry bad omens; He creates good and evil, Glorified and Exalted is He. Pessimism is not permissible; a person should not be pessimistic, but rather optimistic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked optimism.
He says: How do I combine, O Shaykh Salih, the prohibition—the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited bad omens—with his statement that bad omens are in three things?
Answer:
Yes, there is no contradiction between them. Allah creates some entities that carry bad omens; He creates good and evil, Glorified and Exalted is He. Pessimism is not permissible; a person should not be pessimistic, but rather optimistic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked optimism.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 064 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (14:43)
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