The Ruling on Tatayyur (Taking an Omen as a Bad Sign) and the Saying: "This Day Has Sufficed Us from Evil"
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is tatayyur (taking an omen as a bad sign)? Is saying "This day has sufficed us from evil," or "This place has sufficed us from evil," or "This person has sufficed us from evil," considered tatayyur?
Answer:
Tatayyur (taking an omen as a bad sign) is believing in bad omens from days, people, or birds, thinking that they will harm him. This is what tatayyur is. It is a belief in something other than Allah. The Muslim places his reliance on Allah; he places his reliance on Allah, andJami` at-Tirmidhi 2144Hasan (Darussalam) he does not take an omen from anything, nor does he believe in bad omens from anything. This is tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Tatayyur is shirk (associating partners with Allah), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
As for saying, "Give us good from this day and protect us from evil in this day"—he does not say "the evil of this day," but rather "protect us from evil in this day"—there is nothing wrong with that. This is du'a' (supplication). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is tatayyur (taking an omen as a bad sign)? Is saying "This day has sufficed us from evil," or "This place has sufficed us from evil," or "This person has sufficed us from evil," considered tatayyur?
Answer:
Tatayyur (taking an omen as a bad sign) is believing in bad omens from days, people, or birds, thinking that they will harm him. This is what tatayyur is. It is a belief in something other than Allah. The Muslim places his reliance on Allah; he places his reliance on Allah, and
he knows that what struck him would not have missed him, and that what missed him would not have struck him
يعلم أن ما أصابه لم يكن ليخطئه وما أخطأه لم يكن ليصيبهAs for saying, "Give us good from this day and protect us from evil in this day"—he does not say "the evil of this day," but rather "protect us from evil in this day"—there is nothing wrong with that. This is du'a' (supplication). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 25 من 26/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/النفي والإثبات/صالح الفوزان/التفسير/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:59)
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