The ruling on astronomers announcing rainfall and knowledge of the unseen
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One of the astronomers stated in one of the newspapers that rain will fall on the central region and the northern region in these days. Is this a claim of knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
Did any rain fall? Or has it not yet come, and his promise has proven to be harmful? This is fabricating against Allah, lying, and claiming knowledge of the unseen. No one knows when rain will be sent down or where it will fall except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, this kind of speech is not permissible.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One of the astronomers stated in one of the newspapers that rain will fall on the central region and the northern region in these days. Is this a claim of knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
Did any rain fall? Or has it not yet come, and his promise has proven to be harmful? This is fabricating against Allah, lying, and claiming knowledge of the unseen. No one knows when rain will be sent down or where it will fall except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, this kind of speech is not permissible.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [13] — alfawzan.live (1:12:52)
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