Whether they call it Hurricane Irna or Katrina, The Wind Is Not Cursed

 

 

From Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet  said:

«الرِّيحُ مِنْ رُوحِ اللَّهِ تَأْتِي بِالرَّحْمَةِ ، وَتَأْتِي بِالْعَذَابِ ، فَلَا تَسُبُّوهَا ، سَلُوا اللَّهَ خَيْرَهَا ، وَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا.»

❝The Wind is from the mercy of Allaah for His worshippers, sometimes it comes with mercy and sometimes it comes with punishment. So if you see it do not curse it, ask Allaah for the good of it and seek refuge with Allaah from its evil.❞

[Collected In Silsilah Saheehah, (No.  2756) | Kalimah Tayyibah, (Page: 135) |

From Ubay bin Ka’ab [رضي الله عنه] said that the Messenger of Allaah [صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم ] said:

«لَا تَسُبُّوا الرِّيحَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَكْرَهُونَ فَقُولُوا : اللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ هَذِهِ الرِّيحِ وَخَيْرِ مَا فِيهَا وَخَيْرِ مَا أُمِرَتْ بِهِ ، وَنَعُوذُ بِك مِنْ شَرِّ هَذِهِ الرِّيحِ وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا أُمِرَتْ بِهِ.»

❝Do not curse the wind, if you see something that you dislike of the wind then say: ‘O Allaah indeed we ask of You for the good from this wind and the good which is in it and the good with which You have commanded it with. We seek refuge with You from the evil from this wind and the evil which is in it and the evil with which You have commanded it with.'❞

[Collected By Tirmidhi | He Said It Is Hasan Saheeh | Albaani  authenticated it in Silsilah Saheehah, (No. 2756) |

From Ibn Abbas [رضي الله عنه] that a man cursed the wind in front of the Prophet [صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم ] so the Prophet [صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم] said:

«لاَ تَلْعَنِ الرِّيحَ فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ، وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ لَعَنَ شَيْئًا لَيْسَ لَهُ بِأَهْلٍ رَجَعَتِ اللَّعْنَةُ عَلَيْهِ»

❝Do not curse the wind since indeed it is commanded and indeed if anyone curses something which does not deserve to be cursed then that curse comes back on himself.❞

[Collected By Tirmidhi | Authenticated By Albaani رحمه الله تعالى  in Saheehah, (No. 528) |

Imaam ash-Shafi’aee (رحمه الله) said:

«لا ينبغي شتم الريح فإنها خلق مطيع لله وجند من جنوده يجعلها الله رحمة إذا شاء ونقمة إذا شاء.»

❝It is not befitting to curse the wind since it is a creation which obeys Allaah and a soldier from His soldiers, Allaah places it as mercy if He wills and punishment if He wills.❞

[Majmoo Sharh al-Muhdab, (5/92) |

Sheikh Ibn Uthaimeen رحمه الله تعالى  said:

❝This negation of cursing the wind is a prohibition. This is because cursing the wind is cursing the One who created it and sent it. Rain fall is not ascribed to the winds or to the weather or the atmosphere, rather these matters of control of the wind are ascribed to Allaah Alone.❞

[Majmoo Fatawa Wa Rasail Ibn Uthaimeen, (10/276) |