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Sahih Muslim 2228b (Book 39, Hadith 169) #12907
The Superstition of Kahins

SUMMARY: People asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) about Kahins, to which he replied that it is a mere superstition and any truth they may tell is due to a jinn snatching away a true word and mixing it with lies.

'Urwa reported from 'A'isha that she said that people asked Allah's Messenger about the Kahins. Allah's Messenger said to them: It is nothing (i. e. it is a mere superstition). They said: Allah's Messenger, they at times narrate to us things which we find true. Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: That is a word pertaining to truth which a jinn snatches away and then cackles into the ear of his friend as the hen does. And then they mix in it more than one hundred lies.
حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، - وَهْوَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ سَأَلَ أُنَاسٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْكُهَّانِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لَيْسُوا بِشَىْءٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُحَدِّثُونَ أَحْيَانًا الشَّىْءَ يَكُونُ حَقًّا ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ تِلْكَ الْكَلِمَةُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَخْطَفُهَا الْجِنِّيُّ فَيَقُرُّهَا فِي أُذُنِ وَلِيِّهِ قَرَّ الدَّجَاجَةِ فَيَخْلِطُونَ فِيهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِائَةِ كَذْبَةٍ

TOPICS
superstition  *  lies  *  truth  *  alkahin  *  yalzamu  *  jinn

QUICK LESSONS:
Believe only in things based on facts and evidence; be careful when listening to stories; think logically; avoid believing in superstitions .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked about Kahins, who were people believed to have supernatural powers. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) replied that it was nothing more than superstition and any truth they may tell is due to a jinn snatching away a true word and mixing it with lies. This hadith teaches us that we should not believe in superstitions or anything that cannot be proven scientifically or logically. We should only believe in things which are based on facts and evidence. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us the importance of being careful when listening to stories as some of them may contain lies mixed in with truths.

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