# Sunan Abi Dawud - Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #3918

**Book:** Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur) | **Narrator(s):** Ahmad bin Hanbal أحمد بن حنبل, Habib bin Abi Thabit حبيب بن أبي ثابت قيس, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Urwa bin 'Amir, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح | **Grade:** Sahih

People said: safar is a pain within the belly. I asked: What is hamah ? He said: People said (believed) that hamah which is an owl or a nightbird and which shrieks is the spirit of men. It is not the spirit of men. It is an animal.

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