What is your opinion regarding the verse: “Indeed, Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.”
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The questioner : My Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Here, some people find an issue regarding His saying—Blessed and Exalted is He—: [Luqman 31:34]. The issue is raised by saying: Do scholars now know, for example, when the rain will fall?!
The Shaykh : No, they do not know. When?! They do not know. They know in general terms.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A scholar cannot say: Rain is falling now in this region.
The questioner : Meaning, at this specific time. In this, they do not know the unseen; rather, they know [in general].
Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌThe Shaykh : No, they do not know. When?! They do not know. They know in general terms.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A scholar cannot say: Rain is falling now in this region.
The questioner : Meaning, at this specific time. In this, they do not know the unseen; rather, they know [in general].
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