How is this House for me?

It is often heard , and such incidents keep coming to light, that someone buys a house but finds no peace there. Before moving in, conditions seem fine, but afterward the situation goes out of control. There are some houses where illnesses and worries persist, and others where lives begin to improve. One truth is that some houses suit certain people and not others; sometimes a house itself begins to show a sense of belonging toward its occupants, and then happiness and liveliness remain spread throughout that home.

This is a question that should be asked before buying a house or renting one, so that problems do not arise later. However, every house has its own distinct state or temperament, on which I will write a separate article another time. Here, we need to derive the answer to the questioner’s query: how this house will be for him.

According to the principles, if the first and fourth houses are auspicious, it indicates a fortunate dwelling. If repetition (emphasis) from either of these appears in the fifth house, it signifies prosperity. If the repetition is in the tenth house, it is even greater, and if it is in the eleventh house, it indicates an even higher status, authority, property, and the fulfillment of hopes. But if the repetition occurs in an inauspicious house, then good fortune will not remain, and if there is repetition between the first and sixth houses, the ruling will be the opposite.

Sometimes there is no repetition at all; in that case, each house must be carefully examined. In short, this is a complex decision requiring great subtlety and careful consideration—without deep thought, arriving at the correct answer is impossible.

In any case, a geomancy (ʿilm al-raml) chart was prepared to find the answer to the questioner’s inquiry.

In the first house there is , and in the fourth house there is . Both of these are auspicious forms. Since there is no repetition anywhere, the ruling is that prosperity will come, but after some delay.