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Hadith

Do you know what your Lord has said?" They replied: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "He has said: 'Some of My servants have entered the morning as believers in Me and some as disbelievers

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عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الجُهَنِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّهُ قَالَ: صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى إِثْرِ سَمَاءٍ كَانَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ، فَقَالَ: «هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ؟» قَالُوا: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: «أَصْبَحَ مِنْ عِبَادِي مُؤْمِنٌ بِي وَكَافِرٌ، فَأَمَّا مَنْ قَالَ: مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ، فَذَلِكَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِي وَكَافِرٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ قَالَ: بِنَوْءِ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَذَلِكَ كَافِرٌ بِي وَمُؤْمِنٌ بِالْكَوْكَبِ».

Translation

Zayd ibn Khālid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer at Al-Hudaybiyah after rainfall during the night. At the conclusion of the prayer, he turned toward the people and said: "Do you know what your Lord has said?" They replied: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "He has said: 'Some of My servants have entered the morning as believers in Me and some as disbelievers. He who says, 'We have had rainfall by the grace and mercy of Allah' believes in Me and disbelieves in the stars, and he who says, 'We have had rainfall by the rising of such and such star' disbelieves in Me and believes in the stars.'"

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Fajr prayer in Al-Hudaybiyah, a village close to Makkah, after rainfall at night. After he made taslīm and finished the prayer, he turned towards the people and asked them: Do you know what your Almighty Lord has said? They replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Allah Almighty clarified that people fall under two categories upon rainfall: believers in Allah Almighty and disbelievers in Him. Those who say, "We have had rainfall out of Allah's bounty and mercy," ascribing the rainfall to Allah, are believers in Allah, the Creator, and the Disposer of the affairs of the universe, and they disbelieve in the stars. And those who say, "We have had rainfall due to such and such star," are disbelievers in Allah and believers in the stars. But this is minor disbelief, as they attribute rainfall to a star, while Allah did not make it a cause of rainfall, neither in terms of the Shariah nor in terms of destiny. But as for those who ascribe rainfall and other earthly occurrences to the rise and decline of the stars, believing that they are the actual doer, they have fallen into major disbelief.

Benefits

  • It is recommended to say after rainfall: We have had rainfall out of the grace and mercy of Allah.
  • Those who attribute the blessing of rainfall and other things to the stars, believing that they create and bring them into existence, fall into major disbelief. But as for those who attribute rainfall to the stars in believing that they are a mere cause, they fall into minor disbelief, because the stars are not a Shar‘i or material cause for rainfall.
  • A blessing can be a cause of disbelief if it is denied or a cause of belief if recognized.
  • We are forbidden from saying "We have had rainfall due to such and such star," even if it refers to time, to block the means to polytheism.
  • Our hearts should be attached to Allah Almighty regarding bringing blessings and warding off afflictions.
Explanation: العربية

صلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الصبح بالحديبية -وهي قرية قريبة من مكةـ بعد مطر نزل في تلك الليلة، فلما سلم وانتهى من صلاته أقبل على الناس بوجهه، فسألهم: هل تدرون ماذا قال ربكم عز وجل؟ فأجابوه: الله ورسوله أعلم، فقال: إن الله تعالى بَيًّن أن الناس ينقسمون عند نزول المطر إلى قسمين: قسم مؤمن بالله تعالى، وقسم كافر بالله تعالى؛ فأما من قال: مطرنا بفضل الله ورحمته، ونَسَب إنزال المطر إلى الله تعالى؛ فذلك مؤمن بالله الخالق المتصرف في الكون، وكافر بالكوكب. وأما من قال: مطرنا بنجم كذا وكذا؛ فذلك كافر بالله، مؤمن بالكوكب، وهو كفر أصغر حيث نسب إنزال المطر إلى الكوكب؛ والله لم يجعله سببًا شرعيًا ولا قدريًّا، وأما من نسب نزول المطر وغيره من الحوادث الأرضية إلى تحرُّكات الكواكب في طلوعها وسقوطها معتقدًا أنها الفاعل الحقيقي، فهو كافر كفرًا أكبر.

  • استحباب القول بعد نزول المطر: مُطرنا بفضل الله ورحمته.
  • من نسب نعمة إنزال المطر وغيرها إلى الكوكب خَلْقًا وإيجادًا فهو كافرٌ كفرًا أكبر، وإن نسبه على أنه سببٌ فهو كافرٌ كفرًا أصغر لأنه ليس بسبب شرعي ولا حسي.
  • أن النعمة تكون سببًا للكفر إذا كُفِرت، وتكون سببًا للإيمان إذا شُكرت.
  • النهي عن قول: "مطرنا بنوء كذا"، ولو قُصِد بها الوقت؛ سدًّا لذريعة الشرك.
  • وجوب تعلُّق القلب بالله تعالى في جَلْب النعم ودفع النقم.
  • هذا الحديث مما يرويه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ربه، ويسمى بالحديث القدسي أو الإلهي، وهو الذي لفظه ومعناه من الله، غير أنه ليست فيه خصائص القرآن التي امتاز بها عما سواه ، من التعبد بتلاوته والطهارة له والتحدي والإعجاز وغير ذلك.

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