Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Saeed bin Musayyib says: I asked Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) about bad omens. He rebuked me and said: Who told you this? I disliked mentioning the name of the one who told me. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There is no contagious disease, no bad omen, and the owl’s cry has no effect. If there were to be any bad omen, it would be in the horse, the wife, and the house. When you hear that a plague has spread in a certain area, do not go there, and if you are in that area, do not leave it.”