39/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2222b — No Ghoul and No Safar
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 Safar No Ghoul Hadith: Trust Allah, Not Superstition
Sahih Muslim : 2222b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2222b
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ غُولَ وَلاَ صَفَرَ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There is no transitive disease, no ghoul, no safar.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2222bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 148USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5515
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2222b
This narration from Jabir gives a compact teaching: there is no transitive disease, no ghoul, and no Safar. These words correct beliefs that can make people live with needless fear. The hadith does not give a long discussion. It simply removes power from ideas that people may treat as hidden causes of harm. For a reader looking up no Safar hadith or no ghoul hadith, the message is direct: do not let old beliefs about months, imagined threats, or disease control your trust. Allah is the One in control. A believer can face life with steadier faith when false fears are taken away.
What we learn from this hadith
- Safar should not be treated as a harmful force.
- Ghoul beliefs should not rule a believer’s fear.
- The hadith rejects hidden independent causes of harm.
- Faith brings calm when false beliefs are removed.
