Saying: “Take a good omen and you will find it,” and the difference between fal (good omen) and tatayyur (taking an omen as a bad sign)
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Question:
The questioner, a resident of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Sadiq, says: Is the saying an authentic hadith from the Prophet?
Answer:
I do not know that, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked optimism when he heard a good word or a good name, so he would hope for good. The act of hoping for good is the opposite of superstition, which is hoping for evil. The act is having a good opinion of Allah, and superstition is having a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Superstition is forbidden and shirk (associating partners with Allah), whereas the act is permissible and it was what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked best.
The questioner, a resident of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Sadiq, says: Is the saying
Take a good omen and you will find it
تفاءلوا بالخير تجدوهAnswer:
I do not know that, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked optimism when he heard a good word or a good name, so he would hope for good. The act of hoping for good is the opposite of superstition, which is hoping for evil. The act is having a good opinion of Allah, and superstition is having a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Superstition is forbidden and shirk (associating partners with Allah), whereas the act is permissible and it was what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked best.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/193 — archive.org (16:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.