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Lesson General Rulings That Apply Frequently in Winter
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It is imperative that fires that are usually lit in winter be put out before going to sleep. An example of that is heaters, which can cause fires. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Musa Al-As'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: A house burnt down in Medinah at night while the family was asleep in it. Addressing this issue, the Prophet ﷺ said: «Indeed this fire is an enemy of yours, so when you go to bed at night, extinguish it.»(Al-Bukhari, 6294, and Muslim, 2016). In another narration, it says: «Do not leave a fire burning in your homes when you go to sleep.» (Al-Bukhari, 6293, and Muslim, 2015)
1. He should reflect the power of Allah in controlling the winds, whether the wind blows warm or cold or if it's light or strong, northerly or southerly, fertile with rain or baron, etc. Allah says: (Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.) (AL-Baqarah:164)
Abdullah Bin Zubair has reported that whenever he used to hear thunder, he would stop talking and say: "Glory be to Allah the One who the thunder exalts [Allah] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him." And this wording is from the Qur'an: "(And the thunder exalts [Allah] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allah; and He is severe in assault.)(Ra'ad:13)
Allah has described the rain as blessed, as He says: (And We sent down blessed water.) (Qaaf:9). Things that should be done while it is raining: A person should expose a part of his body so the rain can fall on it, as is reported by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once, and the rain fell upon us. So the Messenger ﷺ removed his garment, and some of the rain fell on him. We asked: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, why did you do this?" He replied: «It is the most recent provision created by Allah and sent down.» (Muslim, 898)
2. Supplicating. There are many narrations that show it is a time when supplications are answered.
The Supplications That are to be Said During and After Rainfall.
If there is a lot of rainfall and the harm of it is feared, then a person is recommended to raise his hands and make the following supplication: "Allāhumma ḥawālaynā wa lā `alaynā. Allāhumma `ala ‘l-ākāmi waẓ-ẓirāb, wa buṭūni ‘l-awdiyati, wa manābitish-shajar. "O Allah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us, O Allah, (let it fall) on the pastures, hills, valleys, and the roots of trees." (Al-Bukhari, 1014, Muslim, 897)