(Do you know what your Lord said?) They said: Allah and His Messenger know best.
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The Shaykh : For example, if someone were to ask: Do you think it will rain tomorrow? You would say: Allah knows best, and you would not say: Allah and His Messenger know best, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know such matters.
But if he were to ask you: Is this forbidden or permissible? You would say: Allah and His Messenger know best, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has knowledge of the Shari'ah. The important point is that they said: Allah and His Messenger know best, and this is part of proper conduct.
: This means that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 4147 : This means that on that night, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said in what He revealed to His Prophet: Riyad as-Salihin 1731 : The preposition "ba" here indicates causality, meaning that if you attribute the rain to the constellation and say: This star is a star of blessing and good that brings the rain and causes the rain to come, then this is forbidden for you; it is disbelief in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and attributing a thing to its cause while forgetting the Agent, who is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
As for if you say: We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah in this constellation, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is an acknowledgment from you that the rain is by the grace of Allah, but it happened in this constellation.
Many of the common people among us say: "We have been given rain by al-Murbi'aniyyah, we have been given rain by al-Shab, we have been given rain by al-'Aqrab" : We have been given rain in such and such a season, we have been given rain, and they do not intend causality with this, but rather temporality: that is, the rain happened at this time, and this is permissible. But if one makes the "ba" indicate causality, that is what constitutes disbelief in Allah and belief in the stars.
Then, if one believes that the star is the one that brings the rain, this is major shirk that takes one out of the religion. But if one believes that the star is a cause and that the Creator is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), this is disbelief in the blessing of Allah, but it is not a disbelief that takes one out of the religion.
And with this hadith, we know that it is recommended for a person, when rain comes, to say: We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah. And success is from Allah.
But if he were to ask you: Is this forbidden or permissible? You would say: Allah and His Messenger know best, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has knowledge of the Shari'ah. The important point is that they said: Allah and His Messenger know best, and this is part of proper conduct.
He said: He said
قال: قال(Some of) My slaves got up believing in Me, And (some of them) disbelieving in Me.
أصبح من عبادي مؤمن بي وكافر بيSome of My slaves have entered the morning as My believers and some as unbelievers. He who said: We have had a rainfall due to the Grace and Mercy of Allah, believes in Me and disbelieves in the stars; and he who said: We have had a rainfall due to the rising of such and such star, disbelieves in Me and affirms his faith in the stars.
أصبح من عبادي مؤمن بي وكافر بي ، فأما من قال: مطرنا بفضل الله ورحمته فذلك مؤمن بي كافر بالكواكب ، وأما من قال: مطرنا بنوء كذا وكذا فذلك كافر بي مؤمن بالكواكبAs for if you say: We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah in this constellation, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is an acknowledgment from you that the rain is by the grace of Allah, but it happened in this constellation.
Many of the common people among us say: "We have been given rain by al-Murbi'aniyyah, we have been given rain by al-Shab, we have been given rain by al-'Aqrab" : We have been given rain in such and such a season, we have been given rain, and they do not intend causality with this, but rather temporality: that is, the rain happened at this time, and this is permissible. But if one makes the "ba" indicate causality, that is what constitutes disbelief in Allah and belief in the stars.
Then, if one believes that the star is the one that brings the rain, this is major shirk that takes one out of the religion. But if one believes that the star is a cause and that the Creator is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), this is disbelief in the blessing of Allah, but it is not a disbelief that takes one out of the religion.
And with this hadith, we know that it is recommended for a person, when rain comes, to say: We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah. And success is from Allah.