Hadith #215
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَأَيْتَ أَشْيَاءَ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهَا
فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كُنَّا نَتَطَيَّرُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ تَجِدُهُ فِي نَفْسِكَ فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمْ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُنَّا نَأْتِي الْكُهَّانَ قَالَ فَلَا تَأْتِ
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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 215
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22653
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59043