and Ibn Maʿin said: “Acceptable.”

762 — “He would not take evil omens from anything. When he dispatched an official, he would ask about his name; if he liked the name, he would be pleased by it, and the pleasure this gave him could be seen on his face. If he disliked the name, his dislike of it could be seen on his face. When he entered a town, he would ask about its name; if he liked its name, he would be pleased by it, and the pleasure this gave him could be seen on his face. If he disliked its name, his dislike of it could be seen on his face.”

It was recorded by Abu Dawud (2/859), Ibn Hibban (1430), Tammam in al-Fawaʾid (109/2), Ahmad (5/347–348), and Ibn ʿAsakir (2/136/1), through Hisham, from Qatadah, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Buraydah, from his father, as a report attributed to the Prophet.

Ibn Hibban does not include the episode concerning the official, while Tammam includes it but not the episode concerning the town.

I say: Its chain of transmission is authentic according to the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim. Ibn ʿAdi also recorded it (28/2) through Aws ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Buraydah, from Husayn ibn Waqid, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: “The Messenger of Allah would not take evil omens, but he would take favorable omens.” He then mentioned the account of Buraydah’s acceptance of Islam—the hadith.

This Aws is very weak. However, the Prophet’s taking favorable omens is established in more than one hadith, and the preceding report is authentic through Qatadah’s corroboration. And Allah knows best.

In al-Jamiʿ, the hadith is attributed to al-Hakim and al-Baghawi, on the authority of Buraydah. Al-Manawi said: “It was also narrated from him by Qasim ibn Asbagh, and ʿAbd al-Haqq remained silent concerning it, thereby deeming it authentic. Ibn”