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Fatwa CenterOpening the Mus-haf for good omens is impermissible
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Is it permissible to seek good omen by opening the Mus-haf randomly?
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, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Scholars disagree on the ruling on this act: - The Maaliki scholars like Ibn Al-‘Arabi and Al-Tartooshi - Ash-Shaaf‘i and other scholars - Abu ‘Ubayd Allaah ibn Battah - Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah The dominant opinion is that of Ibn Al-‘Arabi and the other scholars • {He will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.}[Quran 23:108] • {Those are in extreme error.}[Quran 14:3] Allaah Knows best. 
consider it prohibited; consider it reprehensible
considered it permissible stated that it is prohibited and attributed this opinion to certain scholars. who consider this act to be prohibited, because, had the act been good, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his Companions would have done it. In addition, a person who does this act seeking a good omen may find the opposite and fall into forbidden pessimism. For example, a person may see the following verses. Allaah the Almighty Said (what means):
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