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Sahih al-Bukhari 5772

Chapter: No 'Adwa (no contagious disease is conveyed without Allah’s permission)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5772

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَحَمْزَةُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ عَدْوَى، وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، إِنَّمَا الشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فِي الْفَرَسِ، وَالْمَرْأَةِ، وَالدَّارِ ‏"

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "there is neither 'Adwa nor Tiyara, and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a woman and a house."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5772, 5753) and Ahmad (No. 6117).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِم بْن عَبْد اللَّه ) أَيْ اِبْن عُمَر. قَوْله : ( وَحَمْزَة ) هُوَ أَخُو سَالِم. قَوْله : ( أَنَّ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر ) قَالَ فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِم عَنْ أَبِي الطَّاهِر وَحَرْمَلَة كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ اِبْن وَهْب بِهَذَا السَّنَد عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَتَقَدَّمَ فِي أَوَائِل النِّكَاح مِنْ طَرِيق مَالِك عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حَمْزَة وَسَالِم اِبْنَيْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر , وَفِي تَصْرِيح الزُّهْرِيِّ بِالْإِخْبَارِ فِيهِ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة دَفْع لِتَوَهُّمِ اِنْقِطَاعه بِسَبَبِ مَا رَوَاهُ اِبْن أَبِي ذِئْب عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَأَدْخَلَ بَيْن الزُّهْرِيِّ وَسَالِم رَجُلًا وَهُ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8934)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا طِيَرَةَ ، وَالشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلاثَةٍ : فِي الْمَرْأَةِ ، وَالدَّارِ ، وَالْفَرَسِ
  • تهذيب الآثار للطبري (1319)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا طِيَرَةَ ، وَالشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلاثٍ ، فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالدَّارِ وَالْفَرَسِ

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