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2824. Sālim and Ḥamzah, the sons of ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar, narrated from their father that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “An omen is in three: A woman, a dwelling, and a (riding) beast.” (Sahih)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. Some of Az-Zuhri’s companions did not mention “from Ḥamzah” in it, they only said: “from Sālim, from his father from the Prophet ﷺ.” [Mālik bin Anas reported this Hadīth from Az-Zuhri and he said: “From Sālim and Ḥamzah the sons of ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar from their father].
This is how Ibn Abī ‘Umar reported this Hadīth for us (and he mentioned the chain again).
(Another chain) from Sālim, from his father from the Prophet ﷺ, but Sa‘eed bin ‘Abdur-Raḥmān did not mention “from Ḥamzah” in it and Sa‘eed’s narration is more correct because ‘Ali bin Al-Madīnī and Al-Ḥumaidī reported it from Sufyān, [from Az-Zuhri, from Sālim and they mentioned that Sufyān said:] “Az-Zuhri did not report this Hadīth to us except from Sālim from Ibn ‘Umar.”
Mālik bin Anas reported this Hadīth from Az-Zuhri and he said: “From Sālim and Ḥamzah, the sons of ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar, from their father.”
There are narrations on this topic from Saḥl bin Sa'd, 'Āishah, and Anas. It has been related that the Prophet ﷺ said: "If there was an omen in anything it would be in a woman, a (riding) beast, and a dwelling."
And it has been reported from Ḥakīm bin Mu'āwiyah who said: "I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying: 'There are no omens, but there is a sense of security in a home, a woman, and a horse.'"
(A chain) with that narration.
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Commentary
Shu'm [bad omen/pessimism] applies to two meanings, a: nothing is ominous; b: but if it exists, it may be in these three when it does not exist in them, how can it then be in anything else.
