It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Hakam Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell us about those things which we used to do in the days of ignorance, for example, we used to take bad omens." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a thing which you may feel in your heart, but it should not become an obstacle for you." I said: "One thing was also that we used to go to soothsayers and astrologers." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not go to soothsayers."

Sayyida Umm Karz Ka'biyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Let the birds remain in their nests.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Taking bad omens is shirk, and each one of us may be afflicted by this suspicion, but Allah Almighty removes it through reliance (tawakkul) upon Him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: One day I went out with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly a deer appeared and it turned to the left side. I clung to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Have you taken it as a bad omen? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A bad omen is that which prompts one to act or turns one back from doing something.

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no bad omen in the owl, no contagiousness in disease, and no evil omen; if there were to be any evil omen, it would be in a woman, an animal, and a house.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is bad omen in three things: the horse, the woman, and the house. Sufyan says: We have preserved the word "bad omen" only from Salim, not from the other narrators.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If bad omen were to be found in anything, it would be in a woman, a horse, and a house.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no contagious disease, nor is there any bad omen, but bad omen is only in three things: a woman, a house, and an animal."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: If there were to be any ill omen, it would be in the horse, the woman, and the dwelling.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: If there were to be anything as an evil omen, it would be in a house, a horse, and a woman.