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Sahih Muslim 537c (Book 39, Hadith 165) #12903
Avoiding Kahins and Omens

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad advised against visiting Kahins and taking omens, but allowed personal whims.

Mu'awiya b. al-Hakam as-Sulami reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, there were things we used to do in the pre-Islamic days. We used to visit Kahins, whereupon he said: Don't visit Kahins. I said: We used to take omens. He said: That is a sort of personal whim of yours, so let it not prevent you (from doing a thing).
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُمُورًا كُنَّا نَصْنَعُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كُنَّا نَأْتِي الْكُهَّانَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ تَأْتُوا الْكُهَّانَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ كُنَّا نَتَطَيَّرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ شَىْءٌ يَجِدُهُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَلاَ يَصُدَّنَّكُمْ

TOPICS
omen  *  whim  *  muawiya  *  alhakam  *  assulami  *  allah  *  jahiliyya  *  kahin  *  preislamic

QUICK LESSONS:
Rely on sound evidence before making important choices in life, use your own judgement when deciding things

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad is advising his followers to avoid visiting kahins and taking omens. A kahin is a person who claims to have knowledge of the unseen or supernatural powers that can predict the future. Taking an omen is a form of divination in which one interprets signs from nature or events in order to make decisions about their life. The Prophet Muhammad discouraged these practices because they are not based on any sound evidence or knowledge; instead he encouraged people to rely on their own personal judgement when making decisions about their lives. He also acknowledged that it was natural for people to have personal whims and allowed them to follow those if they wished.

This hadith teaches us that we should be careful when relying on superstitious beliefs such as visiting kahins or taking omens when making decisions about our lives; instead we should use our own judgement and rely on sound evidence before making important choices in life. It also reminds us that it is okay for us to have our own personal whims but we should be aware of how much influence they have over our decision making process so that we do not end up regretting them later on down the line.

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