[al-Ahzāb 9]

I say: Later, I found that Abū ‘Abd Allāh ibn Hāmid had recorded in his book a disagreement among his fellow scholars on this matter. He said:

“Section: Is it permissible to say that the wind is from the breath of the Most Merciful? Ibn Qutaybah mentioned in the commentary that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Do not revile the wind, for it is from the breath of the Most Merciful.’”

He then said: “I have seen some of our fellow scholars affirm that Allah breathes as an attribute of His Essence. They distinguished between the winds, saying: ‘As for these blowing winds, such as the winds of mercy and punishment, including the barren wind