The astronomers' announcement of rainfall and their claim to knowledge of the unseen
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One of the astronomers stated in one of the newspapers that rain will fall on the central region and the northern region in these days. Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
Did any rain fall? Or has his promise not yet come true that it will be fulfilled? This is fabricating against Allah, lying, and claiming knowledge of the unseen. No one knows when rain will be sent down or where it will fall except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, this kind of speech is not permissible.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One of the astronomers stated in one of the newspapers that rain will fall on the central region and the northern region in these days. Is this a claim to knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
Did any rain fall? Or has his promise not yet come true that it will be fulfilled? This is fabricating against Allah, lying, and claiming knowledge of the unseen. No one knows when rain will be sent down or where it will fall except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, this kind of speech is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 78/10 شرح التفسير المفصل / الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:52)
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