What is the ruling on believing that an itch in the right hand is a sign of good news and the left hand a sign of bad news?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In our region, there are people who believe that an itch on the left hand indicates that someone is speaking ill of them, and if it is on the right hand, it indicates that someone is speaking well of them. He asks: What is the ruling on this belief, since it is...
Answer:
This is a superstition with no basis. They do not say, "The permission, the permission," when it tingles, meaning that the right hand indicates someone spoke well of him and the left hand that he was mentioned with evil, but all of this is superstition. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In our region, there are people who believe that an itch on the left hand indicates that someone is speaking ill of them, and if it is on the right hand, it indicates that someone is speaking well of them. He asks: What is the ruling on this belief, since it is...
Answer:
This is a superstition with no basis. They do not say, "The permission, the permission," when it tingles, meaning that the right hand indicates someone spoke well of him and the left hand that he was mentioned with evil, but all of this is superstition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1161- ما حكم الاعتقاد بأن حكة اليد اليمنى دليل ذكرٍ بخير واليسرى بشر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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