You mentioned, O honorable Shaykh, in the sermon: that the eclipse has increased in this time due to the increase of sins. Do sins affect the movement of celestial bodies?
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The questioner : He said: You mentioned, O honorable Shaykh, in the sermon that the eclipse has increased in this time due to the increase of sins. Do sins affect the movement of celestial bodies?
The Shaykh : Yes. Sins undoubtedly have an effect, but the effect is not from the sins themselves; rather, the sins are the cause, and it is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) who changes the celestial bodies. Allah the Exalted said:[Ar-Rum 30:41] Therefore, it came in the hadith, I mean the hadith of the eclipse, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:1012 This indicates that the cause of this eclipse is sins. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. Sins undoubtedly have an effect, but the effect is not from the sins themselves; rather, the sins are the cause, and it is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) who changes the celestial bodies. Allah the Exalted said: