39/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2223c — Loving Good Words
(Evil) Omens And Al-Fa'l, And That Which May Be Regarded As Inauspicious
I Like Good Words Hadith: No Adwa and No Divination
Sahih Muslim : 2223c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2223c
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُخْتَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَتِيقٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ وَأُحِبُّ الْفَأْلَ الصَّالِحَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There is no transitive disease, no divination, but I like good words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2223cIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 154USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5521
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2223c
This narration gives a short and warm teaching. Abu Huraira reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no transitive disease and no divination, but he liked good words. The hadith rejects two fear-based ideas, then points to speech that brings comfort and hope. A believer should not live by divination or treat disease as a hidden power working apart from Allah. Yet the heart is allowed to feel pleased by a good word. That is not the same as fortune-telling. It is a clean and hopeful way to receive speech. This makes the hadith useful for anyone searching for good words in Islam or no Tiyarah hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not rely on divination or fear-based signs.
- Good words are loved and valued in this narration.
- Hopeful speech is different from superstition.
- The hadith joins sound belief with kind language.
