حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ لَا يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَيْئٍ وَکَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلًا سَأَلَ عَنْ اسْمِهِ فَإِذَا أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهُ فَرِحَ بِهِ وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِکَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ کَرِهَ اسْمَهُ رُئِيَ کَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِکَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِذَا دَخَلَ قَرْيَةً سَأَلَ عَنْ اسْمِهَا فَإِنْ أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهَا فَرِحَ وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِکَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ کَرِهَ اسْمَهَا رُئِيَ کَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِکَ فِي وَجْهِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3920
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet ﷺ did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name. If it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. If he disliked his name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face. When he entered a village, he asked about its name, and if it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. But if he disliked its name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020