The ruling on the phrase: "By good fortune"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we hear some people saying this phrase: "It is a good omen that such and such happened."
The Shaykh:
This expression should not be used. It goes back to what you believe about the rising and setting of the stars, and it is a legacy of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is not permissible to speak of a good omen or a bad omen or anything similar to that.
The questioner:
This is the letter fa.
The Shaykh:
It is a pre-Islamic (jahili) practice that must be avoided. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we hear some people saying this phrase: "It is a good omen that such and such happened."
The Shaykh:
This expression should not be used. It goes back to what you believe about the rising and setting of the stars, and it is a legacy of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is not permissible to speak of a good omen or a bad omen or anything similar to that.
The questioner:
This is the letter fa.
The Shaykh:
It is a pre-Islamic (jahili) practice that must be avoided. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فَلا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَاداً وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } — islamhouse.com (1:04:28)
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