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and al-Qādī cited what Abū al-Qāsim al-Azajī had narrated to him through his chain of transmission from Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, who said:
“Do not revile the wind, for it is from the breath of the Most Merciful—exalted is His name.” In another version: “For it is from the breath of Allah—majestic and mighty is He.”
“When you see it, say: ‘O Allah, we ask You for its good, the good within it, and the good for which it was sent. We seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil within it, and the evil for which it was sent.’”
فذكر القاضي ما حدثه به أبوالقاسم الأزجي بإسناده عن أبي بن كعب أنه قال لا تسبوا الريح فإنها من نفس الرحمن جل اسمه وفي رواية فإنها من نفس الله جل وعز فإذا رأيتموها فقولوا اللهم إنا نسألك من خيرها وخير ما فيها وخير ما أرسلت به ونعوذ بك من شرها وشر ما فيها وشر ما أرسلت به