Combining the prohibition of taking omens with the dislike of the old name

The questioner:
May Allah be with you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: How do we reconcile the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking omens and choosing the best, with the fact that he disliked the old name?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
The old name.

The Shaykh:
Yes, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not turn back because of it. This is not taking omens. He did not turn back from his intention because of it. Taking omens is when you feel superstitious and that superstition turns you back from your intention, so you abandon what you had intended to do. It is not that the omen should be what you dislike or what turns you back. As for a person finding a dislike in himself, that is human nature. But he proceeds and relies upon Allah. This does not harm him. For this reason, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Superstition is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Superstition is shirk. Superstition is shirk." And there is no shirk for Allah, but Allah makes it obligatory through reliance (tawakkul). Yes.