—namely, the kind that amounts to shirk—lies in whatever drives a person to go ahead with what he intends or deters him from it because he has placed his reliance on that augury. If it turns him back from a need over which he had firmly resolved—such as setting out on a journey or the like—he has stepped through the gate of shirk, abandoned his trust in Allah, and opened for himself the door of fear. The hadith also implies that whoever is not dissuaded by an augury from his resolve will not be harmed by it. Thereafter the Prophet ﷺ directed us to the supplications that repel such augury, supplications founded on trusting in Allah and worshipping Him with complete sincerity.

Relevance of the two hadiths to this chapter: both set forth the true nature of the polytheistic form of tiyarah.

Points gleaned from the two hadiths:
1- Tiyarah is an act of shirk.
2- The polytheistic tiyarah is defined as that which actually moves a person to act upon it.
3- Any pessimistic thought that does not influence a person’s resolve is not considered tiyarah.
4- Learning the supplication that drives tiyarah from the heart is essential for every Muslim.