Shortened Question:

Can diamonds be lucky or unlucky?

Question:

Can diamonds be lucky or unlucky?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Diamonds are simply precious stones with values varying according to their strengths and qualities.

It is a superstitious belief that diamonds are lucky for some people and unlucky for others. [i]

As Muslims, we believe, that every good and bad is with the Will of Almighty Allah

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Islamic Solutions

Jamaica

[i]تحفة الأحوذي (6 / 186):

قَالَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ وَحَكَاهُ الْقَاضِي عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ الْإِمَامِ فِي اللُّغَةِ قَالَ وَفِيهَا تَأْوِيلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنَّ الْعَرَبَ كَانَتْ تَتَشَاءَمُ بِهَا وَهِيَ الطَّائِرُ الْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ طَيْرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقِيلَ هِيَ الْبُومَةُ قَالُوا كَانَتْ إِذَا سَقَطَتْ عَلَى دَارِ أَحَدِهِمْ فَرَآهَا نَاعِيَةً لَهُ نَفْسَهُ أَوْ بَعْضَ أَهْلِهِ وَهَذَا تَفْسِيرُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَالثَّانِي أَنَّ الْعَرَبَ كَانَتْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ عِظَامَ الْمَيِّتِ وَقِيلَ رُوحُهُ يَنْقَلِبُ هَامَةً تَطِيرُ وَهَذَا تَفْسِيرُ أَكْثَرِ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَهُوَ الْمَشْهُورُ