FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL KAFI #902 : HUKUM MENCELA HUJAN
What is the ruling on cursing or complaining against the rain because it disrupts work and daily affairs?
Short answer
Cursing the rain is forbidden, because it is Allah who sends the rain, so the insult ultimately falls on Him.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Cursing the rain is forbidden, because it is Allah who sends the rain, so the insult ultimately falls on Him. The fatwa links this to the hadith prohibiting the cursing of time, understood as a prohibition carrying the ruling of haram. The prohibition also covers regarding a particular day, month or year as ill-omened, and cursing a long drought. It is recommended to supplicate on seeing rain that it be a beneficial rain.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai penutup kami menyatakan bahawa hukum mencela hujan adalah haram. Ini kerana Allah S.W.T yang menurunkan hujan dan mencela hujan hakikatnya adalah mencela zat yang menurunkannya iaitu Allah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL KAFI #902 : HUKUM MENCELA HUJAN”, 16 November 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2775-al-kafi-902-hukum-mencela-hujan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-cursing-the-rain/