What is the Islamic view on the concept of LUCK? Can one wish someone ‘Good Luck’ or ‘Best of Luck’? As a Muslim can I believe in “Nahoosat” or ‘Bad Luck’?

There are two aspects here. The first part is to verbally greet someone with%0D%0A'best of luck' or 'good luck', etc.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf this is said to somebody about to participate in something permissible%0D%0Aand within the limits of Shari'ah, e.g. examination, race, etc. then it will%0D%0Abe permissible provided that one does not have the belief it is because of%0D%0Ahis good luck wishing that the person will be successful. Words like 'best%0D%0Aof luck' and 'good luck' may be used for non-Muslims with the intention of%0D%0Awinning their hearts as an invitation towards Islam. Alternatively, for%0D%0AMuslims, one should abstain from these words and rather say, 'May Allah Ta'%0D%0Aala make you successful'.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe second aspect is with regards to belief in luck. In Islam, there is no%0D%0Asuch a thing as 'superstition'. Therefore, it will be incorrect for a person%0D%0Ato believe in luck and superstition. To have this belief that something bad%0D%0Aor good happens because of some superstition or luck is incorrect.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai