39/35. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 537e — The Book of Greetings
The Prohibition Of Soothsaying And Going To Soothsayers
Sahih Muslim : 537e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 537e
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ - عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ الصَّوَّافِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ، يَسَارٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَخُطُّونَ قَالَ " كَانَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطُّهُ فَذَاكَ " .
Mu'awiyah b. al-Hakam al-Sulami Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mu'awiya b. Hakam as-Sulami through another chain of transmitters. The hadith transmitted on the authority of Yahya b. Abu Kathir (there is an addition of these words): I said: Among us there are men who draw lines and thus make divination. What about this? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: There was a Prophet who drew lines, so whose lines agree with his line for him it is allowable.
[1] Khatt : The drawing of lines or the like in sand for the purpose of making decisions. It is also called Tarq or ' Ilm Ar-Raml . It is referred to as "geomancy" in the English language. Regarding the meaning of "If a person's Khatt is the same as his..." An-Nawawî said: "If anyone's Khatt is found to be in accord with that form of Khatt ; and the form of it is not known, so it is dependant upon what is not possible. It is as if it is a clear prohibition."Reference : Sahih Muslim 537eIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 167USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5534
