Sunan Abi Dawud · Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)
باب فِي الْخَطِّ وَزَجْرِ الطَّيْرِ
Chapter: Al-Khatt, and Al-’Iyafah (Being Dissuaded By Birds).
3 hadith · references 3907–3909
Sequential reading
Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 3907الْعِيَافَةُ وَالطِّيَرَةُ وَالطَّرْقُ مِنَ الْجِبْتِNarrated 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 women6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3908الْعِيَافَةُ زَجْرُ الطَّيْرِ وَالطَّرْقُ الْخَطُّ يُخَطُّ فِي الْأَرْضِNarrated Muhammed bin Jafar: On the authority of Awf: 'Iyafah means to makes the birds fly by threatening them. Tarq means lines drawn on the earth.3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3909يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَخُطُّونَ ؟ ، قَالَ : كَانَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَاكَNarrated Muawiyah bin al-Hakam al-Sulami: I said: Messenger of Allah! among us there are men who practice divination by drawing lines. He said: There was a Prophet who drew lines, so if anyone does it as he drew lines, t7 narrators