One companion رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly asked: ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! The one who possesses these three traits, how can he cure them?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘When you have jealousy, then seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty; when you engage in an ill-assumption, then do not stick to it; and when you develop a bad omen, then end up doing that very action.

(Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 3, pp. 228, Hadees. 3227)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

I was superstitious in being bad omened

A person relates that once, I became so poor that I had to eat soil in order to satiate my hunger, but yet, I still remained hungry. I thought to myself that only if! I find such a person who feeds me. Therefore, in search of such person, I left for Ahvaz, a city in Iran, despite not knowing anyone over there. When I reached at the bank of the river, there was no boat over there. I presumed it to be a bad omen. Then, I saw a boat but there was a hole in it. This was the second bad omen. I asked the boatman’s name. He said it’s ‘Daywzadah’ (which translates as Satan in Arabic). This was the third bad omen. Anyhow, I boarded that boat. When I reached across the other shore of the river, I proclaimed: ‘O the weightlifting labourer! Pick up my belongings and let’s go.’ At that time, I had an old quilt and some necessary provisions with me. The labourer that replied me was a one-eyed person. I thought to myself that this is a fourth bad omen. I thought to myself that wellbeing lies in returning from here. But then thinking of my need made me abandon the plan of returning. As I reached the inn and was thinking what to do, meanwhile, somebody knocked on the door. I asked: ‘Who is it?’ Somebody replied, ‘I want to meet you.’ I asked, ‘do you know who I am?’ He replied, ‘Yes’. I thought to myself that ‘either he is an enemy or a bearer of the king.’ After thinking for a while, I opened the door. That person said: ‘So and so person sent me to you and he passed on the message that although he has differences with you, however, fulfilment of moral rights are necessary. He heard about your circumstances. Hence, it is necessary for him to look after your needs. If you stay with them for one month or two months, then arrangements for looking after you for your entire life will be made. And