323 – Chapter: The prohibition of reviling the wind, and an explanation of what should be said when it blows.

1736 – Abū l-Mundhir Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not revile the wind. If you witness something in it that you dislike, then say: ‘O Allah, we ask You for the good of this wind, the good that is within it, and the good for which it has been sent. We seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, the evil that is within it, and the evil for which it has been sent.’ ” Recorded by al-Tirmidhī, who said: This ḥadīth is sound and authentic.

1737 – Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “The wind is one of the breaths of Allah; it comes with mercy and it comes with punishment. When you see it, do not revile it. Ask Allah for its good and seek refuge in Allah from its evil.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a good chain of transmission.

His ﷺ words, “one of the breaths of Allah,” are read with an open rāʾ, meaning: one of His mercies to His servants.

1738 – ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: Whenever (1) a strong wind blew, the Prophet ﷺ would say, “O Allah, I ask You for its good, the good that is within it, and the good with which it has been sent; and I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil that is within it, and the evil with which it has been sent.” Narrated by Muslim.

324 – Chapter: The discouragement of reviling the rooster.

1739 – Zayd ibn Khālid al-Juhanī, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not revile the rooster, for it awakens people for prayer.” Recorded by Abū Dāwūd with an authentic chain.

325 – Chapter: The prohibition of saying, “We were given rain by the rising of such-and-such a star.”

1740 – Zayd ibn Khālid, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in a prayer