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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Asslamao alaikum,

Brother Burhan

My question is;

I have heard some one saying that crying of cat in a house is sign of a bad news. I want to know if there is truth in this saying.

Jazakallah

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Answer:

Crying cat superstition

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Dear and Beloved Sister in Islam, believe with absolute and total faith and conviction that absolutely nothing, and we reiterate absolutely nothing and no one in creation has the power to bring about even an iota of good or bad luck or good or bad omens in the ‘unseen’ ….. for it is Allah Subhanah Alone Who has the Power and Strength to bring about any condition upon anyone He Wills and Pleases.

Allah Says in His Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah Fatir verse 2:

2 What Allah out of His Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is none can withhold: what He doth withhold there is none can grant apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power Full of Wisdom.

The crying of the cat, or the braying of the donkey, or the roar of the lion, or the passing of a cat, or sneezing, or the movement or sound of anyone or anything by itself does not bring about any good or bad in the ‘unseen’…..these are just absolutely and totally baseless fears and superstitions which have been created and invented by the ignorant, for they have absolutely no basis to the truth or reality!

Believe with total and absolute conviction that absolutely everything, and we reiterate absolutely everything that happens in the Universe happens with the Precise Will, Permission and Knowledge and according to the Perfect Plan and Decree of Allah Subhanah Alone! No cat, or dog, or donkey, or bird, or the movement of the sun, or the moon, or the stars, or absolutely anyone or anything in creation has the power to bring about any good or evil upon someone in the ‘unseen’!!!!!

If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan