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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to say, "Do not take an omen as a bad sign against me"?

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Question:
Is it permissible to say, "Do not take an omen as a bad sign against me," if someone says it to me and informs me that evil will befall him?

Answer:
That is not optimism; that is taking an omen as a bad sign. Optimism is good, whereas pessimism is taking an omen as a bad sign. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قول لا تتفاول عليّ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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