Narrated by Sayyiduna Qabeesah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Releasing birds to take omens, drawing lines on the ground, and taking bad omens are satanic acts. ‘Awf said:“Al-‘iyaafah”means releasing birds,“at-tarq”means drawing lines on the ground, and“al-jibt”means Satan; the last meaning was explained by Hasan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever learns astrology has learned a branch of magic; the more he increases in learning astrology, the more he increases in learning magic.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever acquires the knowledge of astrology has acquired a branch of magic; the more he learns astrology, the more he increases his knowledge of magic. As the knowledge of astrology increases, so does the knowledge of magic.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: If Allah Almighty were to withhold rain from the people for seven years and then send it down, still a group of people would disbelieve in Allah Almighty; they would say that rain was sent down upon them because of the star *Mijdah*.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty bestows blessings upon the people by sending rain at night, but when morning comes, most people, in disbelief, say: "It rained upon us because of such-and-such star." Muhammad bin Ibrahim says: When I narrated this hadith to Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, he also said: We ourselves heard this from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).