What is the difference between al-riyāḥ (winds) and al-rīḥ (wind), and what is the ruling regarding them?
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Question:
What is the difference between al-rīḥ (wind) and al-riyāḥ (winds)?
Answer:
They are all called wind and winds, but the single wind is generally associated with harm, while the successive winds contain good: [Ar-Rum:46]. The stormy wind is generally harmful, but whatever it is—whether a severe wind or successive winds—one should ask Allah for its good and seek refuge in Allah from its harm. The successive winds are generally good: [Ar-Rum 30:46], [Al-A'raf:57], before the rain.
Q: Is it the same with rain?
A: When rain falls, one says: "O Allah, make it a beneficial downpour. Rain upon us by Your grace and mercy."
What is the difference between al-rīḥ (wind) and al-riyāḥ (winds)?
Answer:
They are all called wind and winds, but the single wind is generally associated with harm, while the successive winds contain good:
And of His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good tidings
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍAnd of His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good tidings
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍAnd it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِQ: Is it the same with rain?
A: When rain falls, one says: "O Allah, make it a beneficial downpour. Rain upon us by Your grace and mercy."
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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