حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنِي قَطَنُ بْنُ قَبِيصَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ الْعِيَافَةَ وَالطُّرُقَ وَالطِّيَرَةَ مِنَ الْجِبْتِ)). قَالَ عَوْفٌ: الْعِيَافَةُ: زَجْرُ الطَّيْرِ، وَالطُّرُقُ: الْخَطُّ يُخَطُّ فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَالْجِبْتُ، قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: إِنَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ.
Narrated by Sayyiduna Qabeesah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Releasing birds to take omens, drawing lines on the ground, and taking bad omens are satanic acts. ‘Awf said: “Al-‘iyaafah” means releasing birds, “at-tarq” means drawing lines on the ground, and “al-jibt” means Satan; the last meaning was explained by Hasan.