Is a person's feeling of hardship and recurring misfortunes since moving to a new house considered shirk in Islam?
It has been authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that ill omens are found in a dwelling, a woman, and a horse. Scholars have differed in interpreting this . Some view it literally, believing that Allah may make dwelling in a house a cause of harm. Others consider it an exception to the forbidden practice of divination (ṭīrah), meaning that if a Muslim dislikes dwelling in a house, or the company of a woman, or a horse, they should distance themselves from it. It is obligatory to believe that any misfortune that befalls a person is by Allah's decree and wisdom, and it is not permissible to believe that these things inherently cause harm, as that would be a form of polytheism (). Therefore, there is no harm in selling a house and moving to another.
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