Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ امْرَأَةً سَأَلَ عَنْ اسْمِهَا فَإِنْ كَانَ حَسَنًا رُئِيَ الْبِشْرُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَبِيحًا رُئِيَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ عَنْ اسْمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ حَسَنَ الِاسْمِ رُئِيَ الْبِشْرُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَبِيحًا رُئِيَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ.
English Translation
'Abd al-Samad narrated to us: Hisham narrated to us from Qatadah from 'Abdullah ibn Buraydah from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not take evil omens from anything, but when he wanted to go to (marry) a woman, he would ask about her name; if it was good, cheerfulness would be seen on his face, and if it was bad, that would be seen on his face. And when he sent a man on a mission, he would ask about his name; if the name was good, cheerfulness would be seen on his face, and if it was bad, that would be seen on his face.