Sunan Abi Dawud — Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur) — Hadith No: 3918
Translation
Narrated 'Ata:People said: safar is a pain within the belly. I asked: What is hamah ? He said: People said (believed) that hamah which is an owl or a nightbird and which shrieks is the spirit of men. It is not the spirit of men. It is an animal