The statement by astronomers that the dust will last for a month or half a month: Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Dust and sand have spread in these days, and some astronomers have spoken of this lasting for a month and a half. Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
If they are certain that it will last, then this is a claim to knowledge of the unseen. But if they say it may last, then that is easy in this regard. As for certainty, it is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Dust and sand have spread in these days, and some astronomers have spoken of this lasting for a month and a half. Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
If they are certain that it will last, then this is a claim to knowledge of the unseen. But if they say it may last, then that is easy in this regard. As for certainty, it is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1034 /1350] قول أهل الفلك بأن الغبار سيستمر شهرا أو نصف شهر، هل يكون هذا من ادعاء علم الغيب؟ — youtube.com
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