Hiba at-Tamimi related from his father that he heard the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is no avenging spirit
(hama*), and the most truthful of omens is the good omen. The Evil
Eye is a reality."
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لاَ عَدْوَى، وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الصَّالِحُ، الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ.
Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "There is no infection* and there are no bad omens, although
I am pleased by a good omen - a good word."
* The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ مَعْنِ بْنِ عِيسَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُؤَمَّلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ، حِينَ ذَكَرَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ أَنَّ سُهَيْلاً قَدْ أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَيْهِ قَوْمُهُ، فَصَالَحُوهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَرْجِعَ عَنْهُمْ هَذَا الْعَامَ، وَيُخَلُّوهَا لَهُمْ قَابِلَ ثَلاَثَةٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ أَتَى فَقِيلَ: أَتَى سُهَيْلٌ: سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ أَمْرَكُمْ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ السَّائِبِ أَدْرَكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
'Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib reported that in the year of al-Hudaybiyya,
when 'Uthman ibn 'Affan told the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, that Suhayl had been sent to him by his people to make a truce
with them on the basis that, provided that he leave them this year, they
would leave Makka empty for him for three days. When 'Uthman came and the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was told, "Suhayl has
come," he said, "Allah has made our business easy (sahhala)."
'Alqama reported that 'A'isha used to go to children when they
were born and make supplication for them. She came to a child and removed
its pillow and found a straight razor under his head. She asked about the
razor and they said, "We put it there against the jinn. She took the razor,
threw it away and forbade them to use it. She said that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, disliked and hated seeing
bad omens in things. She forbade doing that.
