Opening the Quran to see a good omen

12-12-2005 | IslamWeb

Question:

If we have a certain problem and of course when distress, a Muslim turns towards Allaah and recites the Quran. If we open the Quran for guidance and a Surah giving good news is opened and this Surah is opened everytime we open the Quran then what does it mean? Does it mean that we should recite this Surah often and pray or is it a good tiding? Kindly advise.
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

First of all, it should be noted that if the purpose of opening the Quran when one is unhappy is to see a good omen from it, then the scholars may Allaah have mercy upon him differed in opinion on this issue. For instance Ibn Al-'Arabi may Allaah have mercy upon him from the Maaliki school, is of the opinion that this is forbidden. At-Tartooshi may Allaah have mercy upon him from the same school, is of the same opinion while Ash-Shaafi’ee and others may Allaah have mercy upon them disliked it. However, Abu 'Abdullaah Ibn Battah may Allaah have mercy upon him is of the view that it is permissible.

Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy upon him said: 'One should not open the Mus-haf (Quran) in order to see a good omen, this is the view of a group of scholars may Allaah have mercy upon them contrarily to the view of Abu 'Abdullaah Ibn Battah may Allaah have mercy upon him.' Nonetheless, the most preponderant opinion is what Ibn Al-'Arabi and others may Allaah have mercy upon them said. If there was any good in doing this, then the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) and his companions would have done it. Besides, one might open the Quran to see a good omen while his eyes would fall on a verse that is contrary to what he aspires, like the following verses, Allaah Says (which means): {He [Allaah] will say: “Remain you in it with ignominy! And speak you not to me.}[Quran 23:108], or {They are far astray.}[Quran 14:3], so, he sees an evil omen, and this is forbidden.      

Allaah Knows best.

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