The Wording of Rain and Showers in the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The word for "sending down rain" (inzal al-matar) does not appear in the Qur'an except in the context of punishment, unlike the word for "showers" (ghayth).
The Shaykh:
And He sends down showers; Allah (Mighty and Majestic) sends down showers upon His servants. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Luqman 31:34], yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is the rain; the showers are the rain, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The word for "sending down rain" (inzal al-matar) does not appear in the Qur'an except in the context of punishment, unlike the word for "showers" (ghayth).
The Shaykh:
And He sends down showers; Allah (Mighty and Majestic) sends down showers upon His servants. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is the rain; the showers are the rain, yes.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:12:51)
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