The Shaykh returned and explained his statement: Muslim added: (and no Anwa, and no Ghul).

The Shaykh : His statement: "He said, and Muslim added:

And no Anwa, and no Ghul.

ولا نوء ولا غول

" Anwa is the singular of Anwa, the singular of Anwa. Anwa are the stations of the moon, and they are twenty-eight stations. Each station has a star. The known stars are twenty-eight stars that revolve in the orbit of the year. Some of these stars appear in the days of summer; they are called the northern stars, which are for the days of summer. The southern stars are for the days of winter. It is well known that in the days of winter, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has established the custom that rain occurs, whereas in the days of summer there is no rain; it is dry. The Arabs used to take omens from the Anwa and seek good fortune in them. So some stars, they would say, "This is an unlucky star; there is no good in it." When this star appeared, they would say, "It is over; there is nothing but dryness." And some stars, on the contrary, some stars, on the contrary, they would seek good fortune in them and say, "This is a star of good fortune" and "This is a star of good." For this reason, when it rained, they would say, "We were rained upon by such-and-such Anwa." They would not say, "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah and His mercy." And there is no doubt that this is ignorance (Jahiliyyah) to the utmost degree of ignorance of Allah, Lord of the worlds. Did we not witness this very same Anwa in a year when there was rain, and in a year when there was no rain? Are we not now in the Al-Wusmiyyah stars, in which rain often used to occur in their time? You find that years pass by and there is dryness in this time, no rain, and the opposite of the opposite. So, does the Anwa have any effect? No, absolutely not; it has no effect.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : The Anwa has no effect. The Anwa is a time for estimation. We say, "This star has risen," just as we say, "The sun has risen." It has nothing but rising and setting, and it is only an indication of the entry of the seasons. As for it having an effect on the descent of rain or on dryness, it has no effect. And this pre-Islamic Anwa has passed, and the Anwa of the twentieth century has come to us, which is atmospheric pressure and the low-pressure system. In the past days, there was rain. They said, "This low-pressure system has come to us; one of them came from Sudan. This low-pressure system came to us from Sudan." And there was another one that came from Sudan. And what brought Sudan here? Subhan Allah. This may be true from the aspect of the natural cause, but it is not permissible to open this matter up to the people. Let them take it and comment on it, but on the assumption that this is a matter that Allah sends from this direction, why do we not say, "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah"? This is from the mercy of Allah, and this is from the blessing of Allah. I believe that the common people, after years, will begin every day to look at Sudan and direct themselves toward Sudan: "When will the low-pressure system come to us? When will this come?" This is a mistake, truly. But these are ignorant people; those who speak in this way are very ignorant. They do not know, neither about the religious matters nor about what will happen to the people with such speech. It is obligatory upon us to say, "We were rained upon by the grace of Allah." And this is the one who sent it: The Anwa have gone... the low-pressure systems... which divert the person from his attachment... Allahu Akbar.
Ghul is the plural of Ghulah or Ghulah. And in our colloquial language, we call it Al-Hawlah because it terrifies the person. And some people say: Abu Sulayman. Yes, these Arabs, when they traveled or went right and left, the Shayatin (devils) would Ghul for them, meaning they would take on frightening, terrifying colors. So fear and terror would enter their hearts, and you would find them depressed and reluctant to go to the destination they intended. And there is no doubt that this weakens reliance (Tawakkul). But the Messenger denied it for the Ummah, and he did not deny its existence. It may exist, but he denied that it has an effect. It is as if he said, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him, "These Ghul do not affect you if they are found." And that is because Shaytan is eager to put sadness, fear, and anxiety into the person to the extent he can. Allah the Exalted said: So this Ghul was denied by the Messenger, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. And the meaning is the prohibition of considering it, or the meaning is its effect, and that it does not concern you. Even if it frightens you, or scares you, or you hear words from it, do not turn to it. And therefore, a person is most tested in these matters if his heart is attached to them. But if he is relying on Allah, Mighty and Majestic, depending on Him, and not caring about them, then they do not harm him and do not prevent him from his perspective or his intended destination.