Distinguishing between the terms *rih* (wind) and *riyāḥ* (winds)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the distinction between the term *rih* and the term *riyāḥ*, where it is claimed that the former, when it appears, indicates harm, while the latter indicates good. Is this distinction correct, given that it contradicts the hadith of the chapter?
Answer:
No, this distinction is not correct. *Rih* and *riyāḥ* are the same.[Ar-Rum 30:48] And in the other verse, it says, “We sent them with a good wind,” describing the wind as good. So there is no difference between the singular and the plural. As for the hadith, “O Allah, make it winds and do not make it a wind,” this has not been authenticated; it has not been authenticated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the distinction between the term *rih* and the term *riyāḥ*, where it is claimed that the former, when it appears, indicates harm, while the latter indicates good. Is this distinction correct, given that it contradicts the hadith of the chapter?
Answer:
No, this distinction is not correct. *Rih* and *riyāḥ* are the same.
It is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds
اللَّهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب النهي عن سب الريح، وباب قول الله - تعالى - : { يَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ } — islamhouse.com (1:01:14)
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