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Sahih Muslim 2222a — No Adwa, No Omen, No Ghoul
There Is No 'Adwa, No Tiyarah (Evil Omens), No Hamah. No Safar, No Nawa', And No Ghoul, And No Sick Camel Should Be Brought To A Healthy Camel
No Ghoul Hadith: Islam Rejects Superstitious Fear
Sahih Muslim : 2222a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2222a
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَلاَ غُولَ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There is no transitive disease, no ill omen, no ghoul. Note: 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.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2222aIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 147USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5514
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2222a
This hadith is short and strong. Jabir reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no transitive disease, no ill omen, and no ghoul. The note in the provided text explains that many scholars understand this as a rejection of beliefs that these things cause harm by themselves or through hidden supernatural power. The lesson is about the heart. A Muslim should not be ruled by fear of omens, imagined beings, or disease as if they act outside Allah’s control. This no ghoul hadith also fits the wider message of no Tiyarah in Islam: do not let superstition make your choices for you.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not let ill omens guide your choices.
- Do not fear ghoul beliefs as independent sources of harm.
- Disease is not to be treated as a power outside Allah’s control.
- The hadith calls the heart away from superstition.
