Hadith 506

Chapter 23

باب 23

(23) باب فِي الْخَطِّ وَزَجْرِ الطَّيْرِ

(1481) Chapter: Al-Khatt, and Al-'Iyafah (Being Dissuaded By Birds) (TR)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيَّانُ، - قَالَ غَيْرُ مُسَدَّدٍ حَيَّانُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ - حَدَّثَنَا قَطَنُ بْنُ قَبِيصَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْعِيَافَةُ وَالطِّيَرَةُ وَالطَّرْقُ مِنَ الْجِبْتِ " . الطَّرْقُ الزَّجْرُ وَالْعِيَافَةُ الْخَطُّ .

Narrated Qabisah:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Augury from the flight of birds, taking evil omens and the practice of pressomancy pertain to divination. Tarq: It is used in the sense of divination in which women threw stones. 'Iyafah: It means geomancy by drawing lines. (TR)

Reference (TR): Sunan Abi Dawud 3907 (TR)

In-book reference (TR): Book 30, Hadith 4 (TR)

English translation (TR): Book 29, Hadith 3898 (TR)