Storms, Winds, and Dust: Are They Punishments?
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! We request clarification: Are storms, winds, and dust considered punishments, admonitions, and warnings? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that everything that occurs which affects people and harms them is among the punishments, whether it is dust, earthquakes, lunar or solar eclipses, or a drought of rain. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! We request clarification: Are storms, winds, and dust considered punishments, admonitions, and warnings? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that everything that occurs which affects people and harms them is among the punishments, whether it is dust, earthquakes, lunar or solar eclipses, or a drought of rain. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (1:25:33)
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