Is it valid to link the descent of rain to the appearance of stars, as some Bedouins claim?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The Bedouins among us say that if you see such-and-such a star, then rain is near. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is a remnant of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). This is among the matters that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us would remain among the people from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance: seeking rain by the stars. They do not leave them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The Bedouins among us say that if you see such-and-such a star, then rain is near. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is a remnant of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). This is among the matters that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us would remain among the people from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance: seeking rain by the stars. They do not leave them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1654] هل يصح ربط نزول المطر بظهور النجوم كما يزعم بعض أهل البادية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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