1. Home
  2. Categories
  3. The Creed

Hadith Whoever is prevented from doing something because of his belief in bad omens has thus committed polytheism. They said: What is the expiation of that? He said: It is to say: "O Allah, there is no good except Your good, nor omen except Your omen, and there is no god but You

عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص - رضي الله عنه- مرفوعاً: "مَن ردته الطِّيَرَة عن حاجته فقد أشرك، قالوا: فما كفارة ذلك؟ قال: أن تقول: اللهم لا خير إلا خيرك، ولا طَيْرَ إِلَّا طَيْرُكَ ولا إله غيرك".

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever is prevented from doing something because of his belief in bad omens has thus committed polytheism. They said: What is the expiation of that? He said: It is to say: "O Allah, there is no good except Your good, nor omen except Your omen, and there is no god but You.’”

Authentic hadith Narrated by Ahmad

Explanation

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that whoever refrains from doing anything that he had intended to do out of belief in bad omens, has in some sense committed polytheism. When the Companions asked him about the expiation of this major sin, he instructed them to say those noble words mentioned in the Hadīth. This homily indicates entrusting all affairs to Allah and negating omnipotence from anyone other than Him.

Benefits from the Hadith

  1. It establishes the polytheism of a person who is deterred by an evil omen from pursuing his course of action.
  2. The repentance of a polytheist is accepted.
  3. It guides to what a person should say if he is influenced by evil omens.
  4. Good and evil are predestined by Allah Almighty.

View Translations

27 Language
UR اردو الأوردية
ES Español الإسبانية
ID Indonesia الإندونيسية
BN বাংলা البنغالية
FR Français الفرنسية
TR Türkçe التركية
RU Русский الروسية
BS Bosanski البوسنية
SI සිංහල السنهالية
HI हिन्दी الهندية
ZH 中文 الصينية
FA فارسی الفارسية
VI Tiếng Việt الفيتنامية
TL Tagalog تجالوج
KU Kurdî الكردية
HA Hausa الهوسا
PT Português البرتغالية
ML മലയാളം المليالم
TE తెలుగు التلغو
SW Kiswahili السواحيلية
TA தமிழ் التاميلية
MY မြန်မာ البورمية
DE Deutsch الألمانية
JA 日本語 اليابانية
PS پښتو بشتو
AS অসমীয়া الأسامية
SQ Shqip الألبانية