Does the twitching of an eye,eyelid or an eyebrow considered as a bad omen?
Question
Would you be kind enough to tell me does the twitching of an eye,eyelid or an eyebrow considered as a bad omen/a sign which tells that something bad is going to happen in Islam ? And if so can you tell me the remedy for it ?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There is no basis for any bad omens in Islam.
Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said:
Translation: Abu Hurairah (Radiyallahu Anh) narrates that the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: ... (There is) no bad omen , nor is there any Haamah (bad omen from owls), nor is there any bad omen in the month of Safar.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «… لاَ طِيَرَةَ، وَلاَ هَامَةَ وَلاَ صَفَرَ» صحيح البخاري (7/ 135)
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- Zakariya Memon
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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