820. Forbiddance of ascribing things to omens

اَللَّهُمَّ لَا طَيْرَ إِلَّا طَيْرُكَ، وَلَا خَيْرَ إِلَّا خَيْرُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ

Allaahumma laa tayra 'illaa tayruka, wa laa khayra 'illaa khayruka, wa laa 'ilaaha ghayruka

Translation

O Allah there is no portent other than Your portent, no goodness other than Your goodness, and none worthy of worship other than You. [1]

However, the Prophet (ﷺ) liked to take good omens. That is why when he heard a good word or a good word from a man, he liked it and said, I have taken your good word from your mouth. [2]

Reference[1] Sahih (Albani). Ahmad: 7045 [2] Abu Dawud: 3719, Ahmad: 9040. See also Al-Albani, Silsilatul-'Ahadith As-Sahihah 2/363, and it is with Abu Ash-Shaikh Al-Asfahani in 'Akhlaqun-Nabiyy, pg. 270.

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