The Takbir and Supplication in Dusty Atmospheres
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) to recite the takbir when the atmosphere is full of dust and dirt, as happened today? And is there a specific supplication said in that case?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the supplicationJami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam) was commanded, that is what was reported. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Please indicate to us, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
As for the takbir, I do not know that it is said in the case of wind; rather, what was reported is that it is said in the case of a fire. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) to recite the takbir when the atmosphere is full of dust and dirt, as happened today? And is there a specific supplication said in that case?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the supplication
It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "Do not curse the wind. When you see what you dislike, then say: 'Allahumma inna nas-aluka min khairi hadhihir-rih, wa khairi ma fiha wa khairi ma umirat bihi wa na'udhu bika min sharri hadhihir-rih wa sharri ma fiha wa sharri ma umirat bihi' ('O Allah! Indeed we ask you of the good of this wind, and the good of what is in it, and the good of what it has been commanded. And we seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, and the evil of what is in it, and the evil of what it has been commanded.)"
نسألك من خير هذه الريح، ومن خير ما أمرت به، ونعوذ بك من شر هذه الريح، وشر ماThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Please indicate to us, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
As for the takbir, I do not know that it is said in the case of wind; rather, what was reported is that it is said in the case of a fire. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حكم ما فيه صورة من الثياب والبسط والستور والنهي عن التصوير — islamhouse.com (1:15:26)
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