Buruja
The Book of the Prohibited actions

Riyad as-Salihin · Chapter 325

Prohibition of Attributing Rain to the Stars

باب النهي عن قول الإنسان‏:‏ مطرنا بنوء كذا

This short chapter guards the heart's tawhid at the very moment a blessing arrives. Rain is a clear mercy, and the question an-Nawawi places before us is simple but searching, to whom do we credit it. The pre-Islamic Arabs spoke of rain coming from the rising and setting of certain stars (anwa'), as though the sky itself had power. Islam keeps the gratitude and redirects it to its true Owner.

Notice that the issue is not the words alone but the belief beneath them. Naming a star as a mere season or sign is one thing, crediting it as the giver is another. The lesson is to let every gift trace back to Allah, so that thankfulness becomes worship rather than superstition.

Hadith 1731

Zaid bin Khalid (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

عن زيد بن خالد رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ صلى بنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الصبح بالحديبية في أثر سماء كانت من الليل، فلما انصرف أقبل على الناس، فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏هل تدرون ماذا قال ربكم‏؟‏ ‏"‏ قالوا‏:‏ الله ورسوله أعلم‏.‏ قال‏:‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏أصبح من عبادي مؤمن بي وكافر بي ، فأما من قال‏:‏ مُطِرْنَا بفضل الله ورحمته، فذلك مؤمن بي كافر بالكواكب، وأما من قال‏:‏ مُطِرْنَا بنوء كذا وكذا، فذلك كافر بي مؤمن بالكواكب‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ والسماء هنا‏:‏ المطر‏‏‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the Fajr prayer at Al-Hudaibiyyah after a rainfall during the night. At the conclusion of prayer, he turned towards the people and said, "Do you know what your Rubb has said?" They replied: "Allah and His Messenger know better." Upon this he remarked, "He has said: 'Some of My slaves have entered the morning as My believers and some as unbelievers. He who said: We have had a rainfall due to the Grace and Mercy of Allah, believes in Me and disbelieves in the stars; and he who said: We have had a rainfall due to the rising of such and such star, disbelieves in Me and affirms his faith in the stars."' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

In plain words

After night rain, the Prophet relayed that whoever credits the rain to Allah's grace believes in Him, while whoever credits it to a star turns from Him. Trace every blessing back to its true Giver.

Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 1731 In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 221