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Does a man's marriage to a particular woman cause his death, and do the story of Atikah bint Zayd (may Allah be pleased with her) and the hadith "Ill omens are in three things: in women, in houses, and in horses" prove that?

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Islam has forbidden and warned against pessimism ( al-Tiyarah ), considering it to be shirk (polytheism). Al-Tiyarah is pessimism arising from a saying, an action, or a visible object, and believing that it can benefit or harm is shirk with Allah. The interpretation of "ill-omen in women, horses, and dwellings" negates ill-omen from them or that whoever feels pessimistic about them will be afflicted by their ill-omen. It is not permissible to believe that a woman is the cause of death for anyone who marries her, for lifespans are predetermined, and believing that something which is not a cause is a cause is considered minor shirk. The story of Atikah bint Zayd, who married several Companions, all of whom were martyred, indicates that their deaths were by divine decree and destiny, not because of their marriage to her. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) even wished to marry her after them and did not become pessimistic. In conclusion, whoever fears pessimism from a specific woman should avoid marrying her so as not to fall into the forbidden act of al-Tiyarah. However, whoever has strong reliance on Allah and does not fear such things may marry her, for death occurs at a known, unchangeable time.

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