Explanation of the Book of Tawhid-47
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The reader: "The Chapter on the Prohibition of Cursing the Wind. From Abu' ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam)"
The Shaykh : From the good of this wind?
The reader: From the good
The Shaykh : From the good of this wind, with a damma? Where is the grammar?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: With a kasrah
The Shaykh : With a kasrah? Why?
The student: ... and al-khayr (the good) is a proper noun, and hadhihi (this) is a prepositional phrase, and al-rih (the wind) is a substitute for ...
The Shaykh : Is it authentic?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : With a kasrah?
The student: With a kasrah
The Shaykh : Huh? The kasrah, huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The good of this wind
The student: Substitute, substitute, a substitute
The Shaykh : Just as the brother said, just as the brother said, his grammatical analysis is correct, ... yes
The reader: "Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : And the good of, and the good of what is in it
The reader:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam) Al-Tirmidhi graded it as authentic "
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Chapter on the Prohibition of Cursing the Wind". The author (may Allah have mercy on him) stated the prohibition without specifying whether this prohibition is a prohibition of prohibition (tahrim) or a prohibition of disapproval (karahah). However, it will become clear from the hadith whether it is a prohibition of prohibition or a prohibition of disapproval.
He says, and the wind is this air that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) directs. Its plural is riya'h (winds). The origins of the winds are four: the north, the south, the east, and the west. What is between them and between them is called al-nukaba' because it deviates from the straightness of the north, south, east, or west. Its direction is among the signs of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is sometimes severe, sometimes weak, sometimes cold, sometimes hot, sometimes high, and sometimes low. All of this is by the divine decree and destiny of Allah. If all of creation were to gather to direct the wind away from the direction Allah has set for it, they would not be able to do so. If all the world's jet engines were to gather to produce this severe wind, they would not be able to do so. Yes, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic), by His power, directs it as He wills, directs it as He wills, as He desires. Sometimes the winds are severe, disturbing people, uprooting trees, destroying houses, burying crops, and causing great floods. Is it permissible for a Muslim to curse this wind? No, because this wind is a created thing under management. Just as the sun sometimes harms by burning some trees, yet it is not permissible for anyone to curse it. For this reason, he said: From Abu' ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. "La" is a negative particle, and the verb is in the jussive mood by dropping the nun and the waw is the subject, and al-rih (the wind) is the object, marked with an explicit fatha. "La tasbu" (Do not curse): Cursing is abuse, fault-finding, disparagement, cursing, and the like. So it is not permissible for us to say, "May Allah curse this wind, it has exhausted us today," or "What a bad wind, it uprooted the trees and buried the crops," and the like. Why? Because cursing the creation is cursing its Creator. So if you find a built palace with a defect in the construction and design, and you fault this defect, the defect actually falls upon whom? Upon the one who made it and built it. So likewise, if you curse the wind, the wind is a created thing under management, which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) directs as He wills, according to what His wisdom requires. So if you curse it, your cursing of it actually returns to cursing the Creator. But what do we do if the winds are severe, disturbing, and worrying? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to whom Allah combined the healing of hearts and bodies, guided us by saying Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam). The good of this wind itself, for the wind itself has good in it and evil in it. And the good of what is in it, meaning what it carries, because it may carry good and it may carry evil. It may carry what pollinates fruits, and it may carry pleasant-smelling winds, and it may carry the opposite, which destroys fruits. It may carry microbes that harm humans and animals, and it may carry destructive evils. For this reason, he said "the good of what is in it," which is different from "its good." For example, its good is that it does not harm us, and the good of what is in it is that what is in it and what it has brought to us is good.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam), it may be commanded to do good and it may be commanded to do evil. It is commanded to do good by stirring up the clouds and driving them to where Allah wills, and this is good. And it is commanded to do evil by destroying everything, as the wind of 'Ad was commanded [Al-Ahqaf 46:25]
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2252Hasan (Darussalam). "Na'udhu" (We seek refuge) means we take hold and we take refuge, because 'iyadh (seeking refuge) means taking hold of something. "Na'udhu bika" (We seek refuge in You) from the evil of this wind, the opposite of the good of this wind. And what is an example of its evil?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Uprooting trees, burying crops
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, destroying houses, because it destroys houses. This is its evil itself. And the evil of what is in it, meaning the evil of what it carries, because it may carry harmful things, such as carrying stench and filth, or carrying microbes, or carrying some things that, yes, destroy, such as animal and plant plagues and the like. And the evil of what it was commanded to do, because it may be commanded to do evil, like what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is commanded to destroy a people, it is commanded to dry up the land from rains, it is commanded to raise dust that buries crops and harvests and erases landmarks and roads. So the point is that it may be commanded to do evil, and who commands it to do so? Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for a profound wisdom that we may be unable to comprehend.
In this hadith there are etiquettes and guidance. The etiquette is the prohibition of cursing the wind, because cursing it is actually cursing the One who sent it and created it.
As for the etiquette, it is that one should make this supplication:Sahih Muslim 899b. Does this supplication contradict taking the physical measures that protect you from its evil?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : No, it does not prevent it, for you supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and at the same time you take the measures. For example, you go and protect yourself from this wind with walls, or mountains, or trees, or the like. For the physical measures that Allah has established... its place there is more appropriate than its place here, because that is cursing time and this is cursing the wind.
Do not curse the wind. When you see what you dislike, then say: 'Allahumma inna nas-aluka min khairi hadhihir-rih, wa khairi
لا تسبوا الريح ، فإذا رأيتم ما تكرهون فقولوا اللهم إنا نسألك من خير هذه الريح وخيرThe Shaykh : From the good of this wind?
The reader: From the good
The Shaykh : From the good of this wind, with a damma? Where is the grammar?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: With a kasrah
The Shaykh : With a kasrah? Why?
The student: ... and al-khayr (the good) is a proper noun, and hadhihi (this) is a prepositional phrase, and al-rih (the wind) is a substitute for ...
The Shaykh : Is it authentic?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : With a kasrah?
The student: With a kasrah
The Shaykh : Huh? The kasrah, huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The good of this wind
The student: Substitute, substitute, a substitute
The Shaykh : Just as the brother said, just as the brother said, his grammatical analysis is correct, ... yes
The reader: "
Allahumma inna nas-aluka min khairi hadhihir-rih, wa khairi ma fiha wa khairi ma umirat
اللهم إنا نسألك من خير هذه الريح وخير ما فيها وخير ما أمرت ..The Shaykh : And the good of, and the good of what is in it
The reader:
and the good of what is in it, and the good of what it has been commanded. And we seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, and the evil of what is in it, and the evil of what it has been commanded.
وخير ما فيها وخير ما أمرت به ، ونعوذ بك من شر هذه الريح وشر ما فيها وشر ما أمرت بهThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Chapter on the Prohibition of Cursing the Wind". The author (may Allah have mercy on him) stated the prohibition without specifying whether this prohibition is a prohibition of prohibition (tahrim) or a prohibition of disapproval (karahah). However, it will become clear from the hadith whether it is a prohibition of prohibition or a prohibition of disapproval.
He says, and the wind is this air that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) directs. Its plural is riya'h (winds). The origins of the winds are four: the north, the south, the east, and the west. What is between them and between them is called al-nukaba' because it deviates from the straightness of the north, south, east, or west. Its direction is among the signs of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is sometimes severe, sometimes weak, sometimes cold, sometimes hot, sometimes high, and sometimes low. All of this is by the divine decree and destiny of Allah. If all of creation were to gather to direct the wind away from the direction Allah has set for it, they would not be able to do so. If all the world's jet engines were to gather to produce this severe wind, they would not be able to do so. Yes, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic), by His power, directs it as He wills, directs it as He wills, as He desires. Sometimes the winds are severe, disturbing people, uprooting trees, destroying houses, burying crops, and causing great floods. Is it permissible for a Muslim to curse this wind? No, because this wind is a created thing under management. Just as the sun sometimes harms by burning some trees, yet it is not permissible for anyone to curse it. For this reason, he said: From Abu' ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Do not curse the wind
لا تسبوا الريحWhen you see what you dislike, then say: 'Allahumma inna nas-aluka min khairi hadhihir-rih, wa khairi ma fiha wa khairi ma umirat bihi
فإذا رأيتم ما تكرهون فقولوا اللهم إنا نسألك من خير هذه الريح وخير ما فيها وخير ما أمرت بهand the good of what it has been commanded
وخير ما أمرت بهDestroying everything by command of its Lord
تدمر كل شيء بأمر ربهاAnd we seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind
ونعوذ بك من شر هذه الريحThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Uprooting trees, burying crops
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, destroying houses, because it destroys houses. This is its evil itself. And the evil of what is in it, meaning the evil of what it carries, because it may carry harmful things, such as carrying stench and filth, or carrying microbes, or carrying some things that, yes, destroy, such as animal and plant plagues and the like. And the evil of what it was commanded to do, because it may be commanded to do evil, like what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is commanded to destroy a people, it is commanded to dry up the land from rains, it is commanded to raise dust that buries crops and harvests and erases landmarks and roads. So the point is that it may be commanded to do evil, and who commands it to do so? Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for a profound wisdom that we may be unable to comprehend.
In this hadith there are etiquettes and guidance. The etiquette is the prohibition of cursing the wind, because cursing it is actually cursing the One who sent it and created it.
As for the etiquette, it is that one should make this supplication:
O Allah! I ask Thee for what is good in it, and the good which it contains, and the good of that which it was sent for. I seek refuge with Thee from what is evil in it, what evil it contains, and the evil of that what it was sent for
اللهم إني أسألك خيرها وخير ما فيها وخير ما أرسلت به وأعوذ بك من شرها وشر ما فيها وشر ما أمرت بهThe student: No.
The Shaykh : No, it does not prevent it, for you supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and at the same time you take the measures. For example, you go and protect yourself from this wind with walls, or mountains, or trees, or the like. For the physical measures that Allah has established... its place there is more appropriate than its place here, because that is cursing time and this is cursing the wind.