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Sahih Muslim 2220d

Chapter: There Is No 'Adwa, No Tiyarah (Evil Omens), No Hamah. No Safar, No Nawa', And No Ghoul, And No Sick Camel Should Be Brought To A Healthy Camel

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2220d

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ هَامَةَ وَلاَ نَوْءَ وَلاَ صَفَرَ ‏"

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

There is no transitive disease, no huma, no star promising rain, no safar.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2220d) and Abu Dawud (No. 3912).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( وَلَا نَوْء ) أَيْ لَا تَقُولُوا : مُطِرْنَا بِنَوْءِ كَذَا , وَلَا تَعْتَقِدُوهُ , وَسَبَقَ شَرْحه وَاضِحًا فِي كِتَاب الصَّلَاة.…

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Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih Muslim).

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7291)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا هَامَةَ ، وَلا صُفْرَ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (1979)لا عَدْوَى وَلا هَامَّةَ وَلا نَوْءَ وَلا صَفَرَ
  • حديث إسماعيل بن جعفر (274)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا هَامَّةَ ، وَلا نَوْءَ ، وَلا صَفَرَ
  • شرح السنة (3153)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا هَامَةَ ، وَلا نَوْءَ ، وَلا صَفَرَ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (6471)لا عَدْوَى ، وَلا هَامَةَ ، وَلا نَوْءَ ، وَلا صَفَرَ

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Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is no infection* and there are no bad omens, although I am pleased by a good omen - a good word." * The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause…

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عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏لا عدوى ولا طِيَرة ويعجبني الفأل‏"‏ قالوا‏:‏ وما الفأل‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏كلمة طيبة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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