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Sunan Abi Dawud 5098 (Book 43, Hadith 326) #25389
Fear of Punishment from Wind and Clouds

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showing signs of fear when he saw clouds or wind, and his wife Aisha asking him why he was afraid. He replied that it could contain punishment, as a people were once punished by the wind.

'A’ishah, wife of the prophet (May peace be upon him), said : I never saw the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) laugh fully to such an extent that I could see his uvula. He would only smile, and when he saw clouds or wind, his face showed signs (of fear). I asked him: Messenger of Allah! When the people see the cloud, they rejoice, hoping for that it may contain rain, and I notice that when you see it, (the signs of) abomination on your face. He replied: 'A’ishah! What gives me safety from the fact that it might contain punishment? A people were punished by the wind. When those people saw the punishment, they said: this is a cloud which would give us rain.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ أَبَا النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَطُّ مُسْتَجْمِعًا ضَاحِكًا حَتَّى أَرَى مِنْهُ لَهَوَاتِهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَبَسَّمُ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَأَى غَيْمًا أَوْ رِيحًا عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوُا الْغَيْمَ فَرِحُوا رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ الْمَطَرُ وَأَرَاكَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ عُرِفَتْ فِي وَجْهِكَ الْكَرَاهِيَةُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ مَا يُؤَمِّنُنِي أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ قَدْ عُذِّبَ قَوْمٌ بِالرِّيحِ وَقَدْ رَأَى قَوْمٌ الْعَذَابَ فَقَالُوا هَذَا عَارِضٌ مُمْطِرُنَا

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wind  *  clouds  *  punishment  *  safety  *  rih  *  suhaab  *  iqaab  *  amaan

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful and aware of potential punishments from Allah SWT; strive towards doing good deeds; be accountable for one's actions before God; show fear when seeing clouds or winds as they may contain punishment .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of being mindful and aware of potential punishments from Allah SWT. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH showed signs of fear when he saw clouds or wind because it could contain punishment for those who have wronged Allah SWT's laws. His wife Aisha asked him why he was afraid, to which he replied that it could contain punishment as a people were once punished by the wind. This teaches us to be mindful and aware that we are always accountable for our actions in front of Allah SWT, even if we cannot see any immediate consequences for our actions in this world. We should strive to do good deeds so that we can be rewarded with safety from any potential punishments from Allah SWT in this world and hereafter.

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