Sunan Abi Dawud

Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur) — Hadith #3918

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur):Hadith 3918
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ الصَّفَرُ وَجَعٌ يَأْخُذُ فِي الْبَطْنِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا الْهَامَةُ قَالَ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ الْهَامَةُ الَّتِي تَصْرُخُ هَامَةُ النَّاسِ وَلَيْسَتْ بِهَامَةِ الإِنْسَانِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ دَابَّةٌ ‏.‏

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.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Ahmad bin Hanbal أحمد بن حنبل → Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح → Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري → Habib bin Abi Thabit حبيب بن أبي ثابت قيس → Urwa bin 'Amir

Chain Family Tree

5 narrators from originator to compiler

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Traditional grade: Sahih