Optimism Based on Itching in the Hand or Foot
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Question:
The questioner says: Some people, when they get an itch in their right hand, say, "I will receive money." When they get an itch in their right hand, they say, "I will eat meat." And when they get an itch in their foot, they say, "It will rain and I will step in the water with my foot." Is this from optimism (fal) or from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and superstition (tiarah)?
Answer:
This has no basis; it is merely imagination. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Some people, when they get an itch in their right hand, say, "I will receive money." When they get an itch in their right hand, they say, "I will eat meat." And when they get an itch in their foot, they say, "It will rain and I will step in the water with my foot." Is this from optimism (fal) or from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and superstition (tiarah)?
Answer:
This has no basis; it is merely imagination. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام 20-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:09)
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