What is meant by "the sky" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: (So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: When Allah opened the gates of the sky, does this refer to the clouds or the actual sky?
Answer:
The clouds. The clouds. We sent down water from the sky, meaning from the clouds. The water does not descend from the sky built in seven layers; rather, it descends from the clouds, which Allah called clouds.[Al-Baqarah 2:164] Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: When Allah opened the gates of the sky, does this refer to the clouds or the actual sky?
Answer:
The clouds. The clouds. We sent down water from the sky, meaning from the clouds. The water does not descend from the sky built in seven layers; rather, it descends from the clouds, which Allah called clouds.
and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth
وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [125] ما المراد بالسماء في قوله تعالى:(ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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