The Ruling on Believing Weather Forecasts and Rainfall Predictions
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Question:
Blessed be you on the line. Blessed. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace. I have a question, may Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. These days, predictions of rainfall are frequent. To what extent should people believe these statements? Is it permissible?
Answer:
This, my brother, is not a matter of certainty. Rather, they are making predictions; they predict that such and such will happen. It may happen, or it may not. However, if they assert with certainty that rain will fall at a specific time, that is not permissible. This is claiming knowledge of the unseen, which no one knows except Allah. Yes.
Blessed be you on the line. Blessed. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace. I have a question, may Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. These days, predictions of rainfall are frequent. To what extent should people believe these statements? Is it permissible?
Answer:
This, my brother, is not a matter of certainty. Rather, they are making predictions; they predict that such and such will happen. It may happen, or it may not. However, if they assert with certainty that rain will fall at a specific time, that is not permissible. This is claiming knowledge of the unseen, which no one knows except Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3706] حكم تصديق توقعات الطقس وهطول الأمطار - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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