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Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الكهانة و التطير
Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ عَوْفٌ الْعِيَافَةُ زَجْرُ الطَّيْرِ وَالطَّرْقُ الْخَطُّ يُخَطُّ فِي الأَرْضِ .
On the authority of 'Awf: 'Iyafah means to makes the birds fly by threatening them. Tarq means lines drawn on the earth.
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- Hadith 3920
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- Hadith 3922
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- Hadith 3904
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- Hadith 3921
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- Hadith 3911
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- Hadith 3917
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a word, and he liked it, he said: We took your omen from your mouth.