It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Abu Dawud said: This tradition was read out to al-Harith b. Miskin and I was witness. It was said to him that Ibn Qasim told him that Malik was asked about evil omen in a horse and in a house. He replied: There are many houses in which people lived and perished and again others lived therein and they also perished. This is its explanation so far as we know. Allah knows best.
Abu Dawud said: 'Umar (ra) said: A mat in a house better than a woman who does not give birth to a child.
شاذ والمحفوظ إن كان الشؤم (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3922 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 19 |
English translation | : Book 29, Hadith 3911 |