Combining the hadith on taking omens and the hadith on ill omens in three things
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever is turned back from his need by taking an omen has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah),” and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and the beast is mentioned among them. So how do you combine the two hadiths?
Answer:
Well, this will come up, if Allah wills. The mention of these things and Ibn al-Qayyim’s words on them will come up. The default is that taking an omen is shirk, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excepted three things, in which one looks at them at a certain time, if Allah wills.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever is turned back from his need by taking an omen has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah),” and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no ill omen except in three things
لا شؤم إلا في ثلاثAnswer:
Well, this will come up, if Allah wills. The mention of these things and Ibn al-Qayyim’s words on them will come up. The default is that taking an omen is shirk, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excepted three things, in which one looks at them at a certain time, if Allah wills.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في التطير — islamhouse.com (1:10:28)
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