There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me. It was said: What is good omen? He said: Sacred words.
Sahih Muslim Book 39, Hadith 153
← Previous Hadith There is no transitive disease, no divination, but good omen pleases me, i. e. the good word or a good word.

Note: The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause harm through supernatural or hidden means but that Allah is ultimately in control and any fearful superstition around these is false.

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Sahih Muslim Book 39, Hadith 154