What is the ruling on saying: When such-and-such a star appears, it marks the beginning of such-and-such a season, and rain will fall soon?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on what some people say when such-and-such a star appears, that it marks the beginning of such-and-such a season, and that rain will fall soon?

The Shaykh:
It marks the beginning of such-and-such a season; there is nothing wrong with that. This is part of the science of calculation: the summer season, the winter season, the spring season, the autumn season. This is calculation, and there is nothing wrong with it. As for saying that rain will fall, that is false. How does he know that rain will fall? It may fall, or it may not. Rain is in the hand of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He); He is the One who sends it down. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner

The questioner:
says

The Shaykh:
that in the past, when rain came to us, the stars did not appear, the stars did not appear, the seasons did not come, but Allah did not will it; He willed to send down the rain.