Some people, when a person visits them and it rains, say, “This is by the blessing of so-and-so.” What is the ruling on this?
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The questioner : A questioner asks: If a person comes to a group of people and then rain or good comes to them, they say, “This is due to the coming of so-and-so to us, or by the blessing of so-and-so’s coming to us.” What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : The ruling on this is that it is a statement made without knowledge. It is a statement made without knowledge. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Isra 17:36]
But there is no doubt that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced those he embraced, such as his uncle, Allah sent down blessing for him. However, this appears to be specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for others, it is not permissible to attribute astronomical events to a specific person. Because if we adopted this principle, and then a person came and storms of wind or crashing thunder occurred during his arrival, would we say, “This is due to the bad omen of so-and-so”? No, it is not permissible to say this. But if it happens that a person arrives in a town and it rains, there is no harm in saying, “This is from the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that the rain came due to your arrival.” But not because of your arrival. There is a difference between one who makes his arrival the cause of the rain and one who sees that this is from the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that He sent down rain upon his arrival.
The Shaykh : The ruling on this is that it is a statement made without knowledge. It is a statement made without knowledge. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
وَلا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُولاًBut there is no doubt that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced those he embraced, such as his uncle, Allah sent down blessing for him. However, this appears to be specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for others, it is not permissible to attribute astronomical events to a specific person. Because if we adopted this principle, and then a person came and storms of wind or crashing thunder occurred during his arrival, would we say, “This is due to the bad omen of so-and-so”? No, it is not permissible to say this. But if it happens that a person arrives in a town and it rains, there is no harm in saying, “This is from the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that the rain came due to your arrival.” But not because of your arrival. There is a difference between one who makes his arrival the cause of the rain and one who sees that this is from the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that He sent down rain upon his arrival.