[Commentary]
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—writes in Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn: “Chapter: The prohibition of reviling the wind,” and he has already mentioned the ban on cursing fever.

The winds are among Allah’s signs: signs in the way He directs them, dispatches them, and determines their very nature, for no one is able to steer the winds except their Creator, exalted be He. Allah the Exalted says, “In the alternation of night and day and in all that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth there are signs for a people who are mindful of Him” (Qur’an 10:6). He also says, “It is He who sends the winds as heralds before His mercy” (Qur’an 7:57), and, “Among His signs is that He sends the winds as bearers of glad tidings so that you may taste of His mercy” (Qur’an 30:46). Verses on this theme are many.

The wind that Allah has created and set in motion is of two kinds. One is a normal, gentle breeze that inspires no fear; for this there is no prescribed remembrance. The other is a fierce, raging wind that causes dread—remember that Allah punished the people of ʿĀd with a barren wind, and we seek Allah’s protection. When such a gale blows, it is impermissible to curse it, for the wind is only what Allah Himself has sent, and cursing it is therefore tantamount to cursing Allah, exalted is He. Instead, say what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught: “O Allah, I ask You for the good of this wind, the good that is within it, and the good for which it has been sent; and I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil that is within it, and the evil for which it has been sent.” With this supplication you will obtain its benefit, and its harm will be kept away from you.