Is relying on the stars and believing that they are the cause of rain considered disbelief?
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Question:
If a person relies on the stars and believes that they are the cause of rain being sent down, does that make him a disbeliever?
Answer:
Yes, he is a disbeliever because of that, for he attributed to the stars that they are the ones who send down the rain. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Ash-Shuraa 42:28] And He (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "And you see the water you drink. [Al-Waqi'ah 56:69]?" It is Allah who sends down the rain, and no one else does. Yes.
If a person relies on the stars and believes that they are the cause of rain being sent down, does that make him a disbeliever?
Answer:
Yes, he is a disbeliever because of that, for he attributed to the stars that they are the ones who send down the rain. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And it is He who sends down the rain after they had despaired and spreads His mercy. And He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَهُوَ الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُIs it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?
أَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الاستدلال بالنجوم واعتقاد أنها سبب نزول المطر يعدّ كفرا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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