These matters have no basis in Shari’ah; this highlights how deeply people fall into false superstition. Shari’ah commands us: اِذَا تَطَیَّرْتُمْ فَامْضُوْا (“When you develop a superstitious thought, do not act upon it.”)

Muslims should recite اَللّٰہُمَّ لَاطَیْرَ اِلَّا طَیْرُکَ ،وَلَا خَیْرَ   اِلَّا خَیْرُکَ، وَلَا اِلٰہَ غَیْرُک ^[1] and rely on their Lord. They should continue to carry out their work and never stop or return home.^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers, Islam condemns all forms of superstition and such thoughts that result in harm to others. We must act upon Islamic teachings, striving to refrain from superstitious thoughts and believing in bad omens. Let us now go on to discuss how many types of omens there are and their exact definition.

What is an “omen”?

It is to believe an object, person, action, sound or specific time to be a source of good or bad. There are two fundamental types: believing it to be good and believing it to be bad. In Tafsir Qurtubi, ‘Allamah Muhammad bin Ahmad Ansari Qurtubi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions a narration explaining this:

A good omen is if you hear someone speaking well of any task you wish to carry out and take their good speech to be evidence of potential future success. Shari’ah has commanded us to take these good omens and happily complete our tasks with no worry.