They had come in his -as house as murderers...

They had come in his -as house as murderers, and they were overtaken by the trepidation (nervousness), and they came to be in their own houses, crouching (fearing the Punishment). [1] قَالُوا إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهُوا لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمْ مِنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ {18} They said, ‘Surely we predict an evil omen from you.

If you do not desist, we will stone you and there would afflict you a painful punishment from us’ [36:18] قَالُوا طَائِرُكُمْ مَعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِنْ ذُكِّرْتُمْ ۚ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُسْرِفُونَ {19} They said, ‘Your evil omen is with you. Is it (because) you are reminded? But, you are an extravagant people’ [36:19] Some Ahadith related to showing respect to the Signs of Allah -azwj are presented in Appendix III.

Signs of Superstition: وَ قَالَ ع الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ وَ الرُّقَى حَقٌّ وَ السِّحْرُ حَقٌّ وَ الْفَأْلُ حَقٌّ وَ الطِّيَرَةُ لَيْسَتْ بِحَقٍّ وَ الْعَدْوَى لَيْسَتْ بِحَقٍّ وَ الطِّيبُ نُشْرَةٌ وَ الْعَسَلُ نُشْرَةٌ وَ الرُّكُوبُ نُشْرَةٌ وَ النَّظَرُ إِلَى الْخُضْرَةِ نُشْرَةٌ Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: An evil eye (Nazar-e-Bad) is surely harmful, so is the effect of those who blow into amulet/threads and certainly there is an adverse effect of the magic as well as the interpretation of a dream Faal (these do occur in this world) but taking something as a bad omen (superstition) is false and so is the contraction of a disease.

A fragrance and the honey are effective, along with riding and looking at the greenery leave a deep impression on one’s soul. [2] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) الطِّيَرَةُ عَلَى مَا تَجْعَلُهَا إِنْ هَوَّنْتَهَا تَهَوَّنَتْ وَ إِنْ شَدَّدْتَهَا تَشَدَّدَتْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجْعَلْهَا شَيْئاً لَمْ تَكُنْ شَيْئاً.