Is it permissible to describe the wind, for example, as severe?
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The questioner : Is there a verse indicating that one of the prophets used to say... he said, "This is a severe day," and so on?
The Shaykh : Yes, this refers to Lut.
The questioner : And what did he intend? Is he cursing this day, or how?
The Shaykh : No, he is reporting that it is a severe day; he is not cursing it. This is a matter of reporting, not cursing.
The questioner : Okay, so we report that this wind, or anything else...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for us to say, "A severe wind," "A wind that destroyed," or "A wind that ruined the crops," by way of reporting, not by way of blame.
The Shaykh : Yes, this refers to Lut.
The questioner : And what did he intend? Is he cursing this day, or how?
The Shaykh : No, he is reporting that it is a severe day; he is not cursing it. This is a matter of reporting, not cursing.
The questioner : Okay, so we report that this wind, or anything else...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for us to say, "A severe wind," "A wind that destroyed," or "A wind that ruined the crops," by way of reporting, not by way of blame.