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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب المرضٰي و الطب
Book of the Sick and Medicine
Prohibition of seeking omens (divination)
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh 674 — Prohibition of seeking omens
أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سِبَاعِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ كُرْزٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((أَقِرُّوا الطَّيْرَ عَلَى مَكِنَاتِهَا)).
Sayyida Umm Akzar (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Let the bird remain in its nest (dwelling)." (Do not make it fly for taking omens.)
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
The meaning of the aforementioned hadith is that you should not make them fly in order to take a bad or good omen, as used to happen in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah).
The meaning of the aforementioned hadith is that you should not make them fly in order to take a bad or good omen, as used to happen in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah).
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 674
