On Drawing Good and Bad Omens (172)
The Prophet said "There will be no contagiousness, nor drawing bad omens [pessimism], and the truest of these is the drawing of good omens [optimism]. They said: What is the drawing of good omens? He said: A good word that a person hears.
Reporters Al-Albãni said it was reported both Al-Bukhãri, and Muslim by way of `A'ishata, and he included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #190

On Drawing Good and Bad Omens (173)
The Messenger of Allah liked the drawing of good omens (fa'l).
Reporters Al-Albãni said it was sound, because Ibn Hibbãn reported it by way of Abi Hurayrata (  ), and Ahmad (129-130/6) by way of `A'ishata, each with comely ascriptions. Here we see a case of two comely ascriptions adding up to make a hadeeth sound. Al-Albãni said that its meaning was also in Al-Bukhãri, and he included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #190.

On Drawing Good and Bad Omens (174)
And he said: "I saw in my sleep as if I was at `Uqbata bin Rãfi's place, and we were brought of the freshly ripened dates of Ibn Tãbin. So I took it to mean highness in this lower life, consequence in our favor in the after life, and that our religion is pleasant."
Reporters Reported by Muslim and is #192 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

On Drawing Good and Bad Omens (175)
As for drawing bad omens, Mu`ãwiyata bin 'Al-Hakam said: I said: O Messenger of Allah amongst us are men that draw bad omens. He said: "That is something which you find in yourselves so do not let it hold you back."
Reporters Reported by Muslim in 'As-Salãt. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #193.
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