Abu Hurayra heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, say, "Bad omens. The best of that is the good omen. They asked,
"What is the good omen?" "A good word which one of you hears," he replied.
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Paying attention to the bad omen (tayyara)
is association (shirk). It has nothing to do with us. Allah will
remove it by reliance on Him."
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The nations were presented
to me on the Festival in the days of hajj, and I was astonished at the
great number of my community. They filled the plains and mountains." They
said, "Muhammad, are you content?" "Yes, O Lord!" he said. He said, "In
addition to these people there are seventy thousand who will enter the
Garden without any reckoning. They are those who do not use charms nor
cauterise themselves nor seek omens and who rely on their Lord." 'Ukkasha
exclaimed, "Ask Allah to place me among them!" Then another man said, "Ask
Allah to put me among them!" The Prophet said, "'Ukkasha has beaten you
to it."
حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَأَى مَخِيلَةً دَخَلَ وَخَرَجَ، وَأَقْبَلَ وَأَدْبَرَ، وَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهُ، فَإِذَا مَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ سُرِّيَ، فَعَرَّفَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: وَمَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ}.
Narrated 'A'isha said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, saw a cloud in the sky, he would get up and down and walk to
and fro, and his face would change colour. When it rained, that would leave
him." When A'isha commented on that, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace:
'When they saw it as a storm cloud advancing on their valleys...'
(46:24)"
