The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-05a

The reciter: And Abu al-Tahir narrated to me, Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: I heard Ibn Jurayj narrating to us from Ata ibn Abi Rabah from Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that she said: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا عَصَفَتِ الرِّيحُ، قَالَ: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ، قَالَتْ: وَإِذَا تَخَيَّلَتِ السَّمَاءُ، تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ، وَخَرَجَ وَدَخَلَ، وَأَقْبَلَ وَأَدْبَرَ، فَإِذَا مَطَرَتْ، سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ، فَعَرَفْتُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَسَأَلْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: لَعَلَّهُ، يَا عَائِشَةُ كَمَا قَالَ قَوْمُ عَادٍ: فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا هَذَا عَارِضٌ مُمْطِرُنَ . When the wind blew fiercely, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "O Allah, I ask You for its good, the good in it, and the good for which it was sent, and I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil in it, and the evil for which it was sent." She said: And when the sky appeared to be changing, his color would change, and he would go out and come in, and move back and forth. When it rained, he would be relieved, and I would know that from his face. Aisha said: So I asked him, and he said: "Perhaps, O Aisha, it is like what the people of 'Ad said. When they saw it as a cloud heading toward their valleys, they said: 'This is a cloud that will bring us rain.'"

The Shaykh : This is also something that a person should follow when the wind blows. The wind referred to here is the one that deviates from the norm, which is why he said: .
He said: This is its good, which relates to its essence, because the wind may become refreshing, and it may remove some harmful things, so he asks Allah for its good.
Because it may carry plagues that spread across the earth due to the wind, because it may be sent as punishment. These are the three aspects: its good means the good of this wind, such that it does not demolish houses or uproot trees; the good in it means what it carries; and the good for which it was sent means what it was sent with, because it may be sent with good and it may be sent with evil. And likewise he said:
She said: And when the sky appeared to be changing: meaning there was an appearance in it, his color would change, and he would go out and come in, and move back and forth. When it rained, he would be relieved: meaning he knew that it was an appearance of good and blessing, not punishment. Aisha said: I knew that from his face. She said: So I asked him, and he said: "Perhaps, O Aisha, it is like what the people of 'Ad said: The people of 'Ad, when they saw the wind approaching, black and great, said: "This is a cloud that will bring us rain." They considered it a rain cloud. Allah the Exalted said: Because they challenged the messengers, saying: "Bring us what you promise us" And in the other verse: So it is barren, with no good in it and no blessing, but rather it contains evil, it contains a painful, hurting punishment. And there is no clearer proof of its pain than that it takes the man up to the sky, then returns him to the earth, refuge in Allah, and they fall dead as if they were the tops of empty date palms.
This wind, Allah the Exalted said: Everything: meaning everything from what they enjoyed, and not everything from what they owned, as evidenced by His saying: But everything they enjoyed, and everything they boasted about, and about which they said, "Who is stronger than us in power," was destroyed. The wind destroyed it by the permission of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. And reflect on this mercy: they boasted of their strength and said, "Who is stronger than us in power," so they were destroyed by what? By a wind, which is one of the gentlest things. Just as Pharaoh used to boast and say: "These rivers flow beneath me." By what was he destroyed? By water. He, the Exalted, says: This is an analogy, meaning: We will reward the sinful people with such a reward, meaning it is not specific to them, but rather everyone who is a sinner will receive from the punishment of Allah what he deserves, if Allah the Exalted wills.
Allah the Exalted said: Do not think that the punishment that befell the nations will be lifted. Yes, the general punishment was lifted, praise be to Allah, but it may be a specific punishment in a village, in a city, in a region, in a province.