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Sahih al-Bukhari 3288 (Book 59, Hadith 97) #3144
Eavesdropping of Devils and Soothsayers

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) warned that the devils eavesdrop on conversations between angels and then pass it on to soothsayers, adding a hundred lies to it.

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "While the angels talk amidst the clouds about things that are going to happen on earth, the devils hear a word of what they say and pour it in the ears of a soothsayer as one pours something in a bottle, and they add one hundred lies to that (one word).
قَالَ وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا الأَسْوَدِ، أَخْبَرَهُ عُرْوَةُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تَتَحَدَّثُ فِي الْعَنَانِ ـ وَالْعَنَانُ الْغَمَامُ ـ بِالأَمْرِ يَكُونُ فِي الأَرْضِ، فَتَسْمَعُ الشَّيَاطِينُ الْكَلِمَةَ، فَتَقُرُّهَا فِي أُذُنِ الْكَاهِنِ، كَمَا تُقَرُّ الْقَارُورَةُ، فَيَزِيدُونَ مَعَهَا مِائَةَ كَذِبَةٍ

TOPICS
angels  *  devils  *  conversations  *  soothsayer  *  lies  *  malaikah  *  shayatin  *  hudud  *  kihin  *  kadhib

QUICK LESSONS:
Rely on Allah for guidance . Seek knowledge from trustworthy sources .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith warns us about the dangers of listening to soothsayers. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that when angels talk amongst themselves in the clouds, devils can hear what they say and pass it on to soothsayers. However, they add a hundred lies to whatever is said by the angels. This means that whatever information we get from these people cannot be trusted as it is not reliable or accurate. We should instead rely on Allah for guidance and seek knowledge from trustworthy sources such as scholars or religious leaders who have studied Islam in depth.

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