The ruling on welcoming the rain with greetings and pouring coffee for it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Video clips have spread on mobile phones of some people welcoming the rain with greetings and pouring coffee for it. Some of the brothers have criticized them, saying that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and that it may lead to associating partners with Allah (shirk). Is their criticism correct?
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory to praise Allah and thank Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for sending down the rain and the downpour. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Video clips have spread on mobile phones of some people welcoming the rain with greetings and pouring coffee for it. Some of the brothers have criticized them, saying that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and that it may lead to associating partners with Allah (shirk). Is their criticism correct?
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory to praise Allah and thank Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for sending down the rain and the downpour. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم استقبال السيل بالترحيب وصب القهوة له؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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