Does the word "wind" in the Qur'an refer to punishment?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is it correct to say that when the word "wind" (rih) appears in this form, it is considered punishment, and when the word "winds" (riyakh) appears, it is mercy and good?
Answer:
No, even "wind" (rih) can bring benefit, for the wind can also be good, and[Yunus 10:22]. This is evidence that the wind can also be good. So the assumption that here "wind" (rih) is exclusively for punishment and that "winds" (riyakh) are for mercy is a mistake. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is it correct to say that when the word "wind" (rih) appears in this form, it is considered punishment, and when the word "winds" (riyakh) appears, it is mercy and good?
Answer:
No, even "wind" (rih) can bring benefit, for the wind can also be good, and
It is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are in ships and they sail with them by a good wind
هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا كُنتُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [108] هل لفظ الريح في القرآن يراد به العذاب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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