What has come concerning seeking rain through the stars
Benefit:
Chapter: What has come concerning seeking rain through the stars, and the statement of Allaah:
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
“And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?” [Al-Waaqi’ah 56:82]
And from Abi Maalik Al-Ash’ari may Allaah be pleased with him that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “There are four things from my ummah which are from Jaahiliyyah, they will not leave them:
▪️ Boasting about ones lineage,
▪️ Cursing other people’s lineage,
▪️ Seeking rain through the stars,
▪️ Wailing over the deceased.”
And he said ﷺ: “The wailer, if she doesn’t repent before her death, the Day of Judgment will be established and upon her will be a gown made of tar and a vest made of scabies.” [Reported by Muslim]
And they both have from Zaid bin Khaalid may Allaah be pleased with him: “The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ prayed for us the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiyyah after it rained in the night, so when he dispersed he turned to the people and said: “Do you all know what your Lord said? They said: “Allaah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “He said: “Some of my slaves became believers in me and some disbelieved this morning, so as for those who said: “It rained on us due to the grace of Allaah and His mercy, then that is the believer in me and disbeliever in the star, and as for those who said: “It rained on us due to such and such a star, then that is the disbeliever in me and believer in the star.”
And they both have from the Hadith of Ibn ‘Abbaas with the meaning, and in it: “Some of them said, indeed such and such star has been truthful, so Allaah revealed these verses
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
“Then I swear by the setting of the stars, And indeed, it is an oath – if you could know – [most] great. Indeed, it is a noble Quran. In a Register well-protected; None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels]. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the world’s. Then is it to this statement that you are indifference. And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?” [Al-Waaqi’ah 56:75-82]
In it are Masaa’il (topics):
The First: Tafseer of the verse of Al-Waaqi’ah.
The Second: Mentioning the four which are from the affairs of Jaahiliyyah.
The Third: Mentioning Kufr in some of them.
The Fourth: That from Kufr is that which does not expel from the religion.
The Fifth: His statement: “Some of my slaves became believers in me and some disbelieved this morning.”
Because of the descending of a blessing.
The Sixth: Paying attention to the Eemaan in this scenario.
The Seventh: Paying attention to the Kufr in this scenario.
The Eighth: Paying attention to his statement:
“Indeed such and such star has been truthful.”
The Nineth: The scholar deducting the lesson for the students by asking a question, due to his statement:
“Do you all know what your Lord said?”
The Tenth: The punishment of the wailers.
Benefited from: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him.
Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/11689
Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi