Combining the hadith prohibiting taking omens with the hadith that bad omens are in three things
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Question:
Pessimism is among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. How do we reconcile the prohibition of pessimism with the affirmation of bad omens in three things: the woman, the dwelling, and the mount?
Answer:
Just as mentioned previously, taking omens is a matter of superstition. It is among the deeds of the ignorant and is of the same kind as taking an omen as a bad sign, except in certain cases which are excluded. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that bad omens are in three things. He stated this definitively in several hadiths (peace and blessings be upon him), because bad omens occur in a woman, a mount, and a house. Thus, there may be a source of harm in them. Some women are considered to bring bad luck, some houses are considered to bring bad luck, and some mounts are considered to bring bad luck. For example, if a house is such that whoever enters it falls ill, or if a house is such that its inhabitants suffer from bad luck, then if this is known about the house, it is left, and one moves away from it, and it is tested. Similarly, some mounts have bad luck; their rider falls off, or they harm their regular rider. The point is that things appear that harm their owner, such as throwing the rider, or harming this rider, or similar things like frequent falling off and harming the rider. If one is inspired to believe this, it is abandoned, and another is taken in its place, and it is used for something else that one is able to use it for, or it is slaughtered if it is edible, or something similar.
Similarly, some women are associated with harm due to their bad character, due to their bad deeds, due to their weak religion, or due to other reasons. They may be a source of harm to you, such as causes of poverty, causes of illness, or other things that are unleashed upon them through their causes. This may be known from their conduct and their character. If this is known, then divorcing her is better. This is the meaning held by the scholars.
Pessimism is among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. How do we reconcile the prohibition of pessimism with the affirmation of bad omens in three things: the woman, the dwelling, and the mount?
Answer:
Just as mentioned previously, taking omens is a matter of superstition. It is among the deeds of the ignorant and is of the same kind as taking an omen as a bad sign, except in certain cases which are excluded. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that bad omens are in three things. He stated this definitively in several hadiths (peace and blessings be upon him), because bad omens occur in a woman, a mount, and a house. Thus, there may be a source of harm in them. Some women are considered to bring bad luck, some houses are considered to bring bad luck, and some mounts are considered to bring bad luck. For example, if a house is such that whoever enters it falls ill, or if a house is such that its inhabitants suffer from bad luck, then if this is known about the house, it is left, and one moves away from it, and it is tested. Similarly, some mounts have bad luck; their rider falls off, or they harm their regular rider. The point is that things appear that harm their owner, such as throwing the rider, or harming this rider, or similar things like frequent falling off and harming the rider. If one is inspired to believe this, it is abandoned, and another is taken in its place, and it is used for something else that one is able to use it for, or it is slaughtered if it is edible, or something similar.
Similarly, some women are associated with harm due to their bad character, due to their bad deeds, due to their weak religion, or due to other reasons. They may be a source of harm to you, such as causes of poverty, causes of illness, or other things that are unleashed upon them through their causes. This may be known from their conduct and their character. If this is known, then divorcing her is better. This is the meaning held by the scholars.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، الجمع بين حديث النهي عن التشاؤم وبين حديث الشؤم في ثلاث 0 - بن باز - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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