Hadith #207
Arabic Text
قَالَ وَكَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِي فِي قِبَلِ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَاطَّلَعْتُهَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا الذِّئْبُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ لَكِنِّي صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا أَيْنَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً هِيَ مُؤْمِنَةٌ فَأَعْتِقْهَا
English Translation
It was narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) that Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami said: 'I said: "O Messenger of Allah, some things we used to do in the pre-Islamic period — we used to consult soothsayers." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not go to soothsayers." I said: "And we used to take omens." He said: "That is something you find in yourselves, so do not let it prevent you from acting."'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 43, Hadith 207
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22645
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59035