Some Superstitions Are Just Too Foolish To Be True

سأل رجل عمر بن قيس عن الحصاة من حصى المسجد يجدها الإنسان في ثوبه أو خفه أو جبهته! فقال له: ارم بها. فقال الرجل: زعموا أنها تصيح حتى تردّ إلى المسجد. قال: دعها تصبح حتى ينشقّ حلقها! قال الرجل: أولها حلق؟ قال: ألست تقول إنهم زعموا أنها تصيح؟ فمن أين تصيح؟ A man once asked ’Umar ibn Qays about small pebbles from the masjid that a person might find in their clothes, shoes, or on their forehead. ’Umar replied, "Throw it away." The man said, "But they claim that these pebble criy out until they are returned to the masjid." ’Umar responded, "Let them cry out until their throats split!" The man asked, "Do they have throats?" ’Umar replied, "Didn't you say they claim that they cry? So where else would the cry come from?" [Al-‘Iqd Al-Farīd] Source: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDlIsw6BIEcpVCHOl3v