The Difference Between Good Omens and Superstition

Question:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the beautification of names. Is there any element of superstition in that?

Answer:
No, that is different; it falls under the category of good omens. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked good omens. As for superstition, it is when one turns back from his need upon seeing something he dislikes, or hearing something he dislikes; he turns back from his need, or he proceeds with a need he did not intend because of that. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Superstition falls under the category of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it may become major shirk if one believes that the thing he is superstitious about acts, or has an effect in the universe apart from Allah, or that it benefits or harms, or if he directs some of the worship to it, such as directing some of the worship to a star he believes in, like Mars or the Pleiades or such, or directing some of the worship to a certain animal, or a certain idol, or a certain dead person; then it falls under the category of major shirk.
As for pessimism, which is when one turns back from a need he did not intend, or is turned back from his need, this is something found in souls, and it has no effect in reality. It falls under the category of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), unless one believes what makes it major shirk, such as believing that it has an effect in the affairs of people and the concerns of people, like this animal, or this star, or the like; then it falls under the category of major shirk, or if he directs some of the worship to it, it becomes major shirk.