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Sunan Abu DawudDivination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3920

Chapter: At-Tiyarah

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3920

Narrator:Buraydah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

لاَ يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَكَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلاً سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهِ فَإِذَا أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهُ فَرِحَ بِهِ وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ اسْمَهُ رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِذَا دَخَلَ قَرْيَةً سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهَا فَإِنْ أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهَا فَرِحَ بِهَا وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ اسْمَهَا رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:

The Prophet (ﷺ) did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name. If it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. If he disliked his name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face. When he entered a village, he asked about its name, and if it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. But if he disliked its name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3920).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1676

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كَانَ لَا يَتَطَيَّر مِنْ شَيْء ) : أَيْ مِنْ جِهَة شَيْء مِنْ الْأَشْيَاء إِذَا أَرَادَ فِعْله وَيُمْكِن أَنْ تَكُون مِنْ مُرَادِفَةً لِلْبَاءِ فَالْمَعْنَى مَا كَانَ يَتَطَيَّر بِشَيْءٍ مِمَّا يَتَطَيَّر بِهِ النَّاس ( فَإِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلًا ) : أَيْ أَرَادَ إِرْسَال عَامِل ( وَرُئِيَ ) : أَيْ أُبْصِرَ وَظَهَرَ ( بِشْر ذَلِكَ ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمُوَحَّدَة أَيْ أَثَر بَشَاشَته وَانْبِسَاطه , كَذَا فِي الْمِرْقَاة. وَفِي الْمِصْبَاح : الْبِشْر بِالْكَسْرِ طَلَاقَة الْوَجْه ( كَرَاهِيَة ذَلِكَ ) : أَيْ ذَلِكَ الِاسْم الْمَكْرُوه ( فِي وَجْهه ) : لَا تَشَاؤُمًا وَتَطَيُّرًا بِاسْمِهِ بَلْ لِانْتِفَاءِ التَّفَاؤُل. وَقَدْ غَيَّرَ ذَلِكَ الِاسْم إِلَى اِسْم حَسَن , فَفِي رِوَايَة الْبَزَّار وَال…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3920
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3920
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3920

Other versions

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1676

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not believe in evil omens

Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not believe in evil omens.

وعن بريدة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يتطير‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏)‏‏)‏

Narrated by Buraydah Explained

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4588

Buraida told that the Prophet did not take omens from anything; but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name and if it pleased him he was glad about it and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face, but if he disliked his name his displeasure on that account was visible in…

وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَإِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلًا سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهِ فَإِذَا أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمه فَرح بِهِ ورئي بشر ذَلِك على وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ…

Narrated by Buraydah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15187)لا يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلا سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهِ ، فَإِذَا أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهُ فَرِحَ بِهِ ، وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَرِهَ اسْمَهُ رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ، وَإِذَا دَخَلَ قَرْيَةً سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهَا ، فَإِنْ أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهَا فَرِ

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