Is it permissible to say this phrase: "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah, because of such-and-such a star"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to say this phrase: "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah, because of such-and-such a star"?
Answer:
No, do not say "because of such-and-such a star." Such-and-such a star is not the cause; it does not cause the rain to fall. It is not the cause, neither linguistically nor religiously. But you may say, "We were rained upon at the rising of such-and-such a star," meaning that this is the time when the rain falls. It is not attributing the rain to the star, but rather specifying the time of the rain's descent. This is known among people. The rain may fall or it may not; the time itself does not compel the rain to fall, but it is a circumstance in which, if Allah wills, it falls, and if Allah wills, it does not.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to say this phrase: "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah, because of such-and-such a star"?
Answer:
No, do not say "because of such-and-such a star." Such-and-such a star is not the cause; it does not cause the rain to fall. It is not the cause, neither linguistically nor religiously. But you may say, "We were rained upon at the rising of such-and-such a star," meaning that this is the time when the rain falls. It is not attributing the rain to the star, but rather specifying the time of the rain's descent. This is known among people. The rain may fall or it may not; the time itself does not compel the rain to fall, but it is a circumstance in which, if Allah wills, it falls, and if Allah wills, it does not.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [257 -939] هل يجوز أن نقول هذه العبارة: مطرنا بفضل الله، بسبب النجم الفلاني؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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