حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِکٌ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ وَسَالِمٍ ابْنَيْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الشُّؤْمُ فِي الدَّارِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد قُرِئَ عَلَی الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْکِينٍ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ أَخْبَرَکَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ سُئِلَ مَالِکٌ عَنْ الشُّؤْمِ فِي الْفَرَسِ وَالدَّارِ قَالَ کَمْ مِنْ دَارٍ سَکَنَهَا نَاسٌ فَهَلَکُوا ثُمَّ سَکَنَهَا آخَرُونَ فَهَلَکُوا فَهَذَا تَفْسِيرُهُ فِيمَا نَرَی وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حَصِيرٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ امْرَأَةٍ لَا تَلِدُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3922
It was narrated from Abdullah bin Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "An omen is in a dwelling, a woman or a horse. " Abu Dawud said: This tradition was read out to al-Harith bin Miskin and I was witness. It was said to him that Ibn Qasim told him that Malik was asked about evil omen in a horse and in a house. He replied: There are many houses in which people lived and perished and again others lived therein and they also perished. This is its explanation so far as we know. Allah knows best. Abu Dawud said: Umar (ra) said: A mat in a house better than a woman who does not give birth to a child.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020