How do we reconcile the hadith prohibiting pessimism with the hadith regarding bad omens 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:
As mentioned earlier, the root of pessimism is from what is wrong. It is among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and of the same kind as taking an omen as a bad sign, except in three things which are excluded. This is an exception. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: three things. He affirmed in several hadiths, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, that it occurs in three things: the woman, the mount, and the house. So bad omens may occur in these. Some women are inauspicious, some houses are inauspicious, and some mounts are inauspicious. The inauspiciousness of a house is that whoever enters it falls ill; it is inauspicious for its inhabitants. So if one knows this about a house, he leaves it, moves away from it, and tries another. Likewise, some mounts have a bad nature; sometimes its saddle falls off.
It harms its rider. The point is that things appear from it that harm its people by throwing off the rider, or by harming the rider, or something similar, such as frequent stumbling and harming the rider. So if that is known about it, it is abandoned and replaced with another, and it is used for something else, either by someone who can use it, or it is slaughtered if it is edible, or something like that.
Some women are inauspicious because of their bad character, because of their bad deeds, because of their weak religion, or for other reasons. They may be inauspicious for him in terms of his poverty, his illnesses, or other things that are unleashed upon him because of them. This may be known from her conduct and her character. So if that is known, divorcing her is better. This is the meaning according to the scholars. Yes.
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:
As mentioned earlier, the root of pessimism is from what is wrong. It is among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and of the same kind as taking an omen as a bad sign, except in three things which are excluded. This is an exception. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed bad omens in three things with certainty. If there is bad omen, then in
صلى الله عليه وسلم الشؤم في ثلاث بالجزم، إن كان الشؤم ففيIt harms its rider. The point is that things appear from it that harm its people by throwing off the rider, or by harming the rider, or something similar, such as frequent stumbling and harming the rider. So if that is known about it, it is abandoned and replaced with another, and it is used for something else, either by someone who can use it, or it is slaughtered if it is edible, or something like that.
Some women are inauspicious because of their bad character, because of their bad deeds, because of their weak religion, or for other reasons. They may be inauspicious for him in terms of his poverty, his illnesses, or other things that are unleashed upon him because of them. This may be known from her conduct and her character. So if that is known, divorcing her is better. This is the meaning according to the scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 052 كيف نجمع بين حديث النهي عن التشاؤم وبين حديث الشؤم في ثلاث؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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