Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

Moving house does not bring good luck or more provision. But

if a person lives in a house and some harm comes to him there, then he can

move to another house.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was

asked:

A person lived in a house and he suffered a lot of sickness

and other calamities, which made him and his family feel that there is

something bad about the house. Is it permissible for him to leave for this

reason?

He answered:

It may be that there is something bad about some houses,

vehicles or wives, and Allaah in His wisdom causes a person to suffer some

harm or to miss out on some benefit when he is with them. On that basis

there is nothing wrong with selling that house and moving to another.

Perhaps Allaah will cause good things to happen in the place to which he

moves.

It was narrated that the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “(If there

are any) bad omens, (then they) are in three things: houses, women and

horses.” This was narrated by al-Bukhaari (5093) and Muslim (2225). There

may be something bad about some vehicles or some wives or some houses. If a

person sees that he should realize that it is by the will and decree of

Allaah, and that Allaah in His wisdom has decreed that so that the person

will move to another place. And Allaah knows best.

Fataawa ‘Ulama’ al-Balad al-Haraam,

p. 1212.

And Allaah knows best.