What to say instead of complaining about the weather
Six clauses, three asking and three seeking refuge, perfectly mirrored.
لاَ تَسُبُّوا الرِّيحَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَكْرَهُونَ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ هَذِهِ الرِّيحِ وَخَيْرِ مَا فِيهَا وَخَيْرِ مَا أُمِرَتْ بِهِ
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka min khayri hādhihi-r-rīḥi wa khayri mā fīhā wa khayri mā umirat bih
“O Allah, we ask You for the good of this wind, and the good of what is in it, and the good of what it has been ordered to do.”
It continues: and we seek refuge in You from its evil, and the evil in it, and the evil of what it was ordered to do.
Where this comes from
Do not curse the wind. When you see something in it you dislike, say this. The third clause is the one that changes the frame. The wind was sent with instructions, and it is carrying them out.
The full narration
It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:"Do not curse the wind. When you see what you dislike, then say: 'Allahumma inna nas-aluka min khairi hadhihir-rih, wa khairi ma fiha wa khairi ma umirat bihi wa na'udhu bika min sharri hadhihir-rih wa sharri ma fiha wa sharri ma umirat bihi' ('O Allah! Indeed we ask you of the good of this wind, and the good of what is in it, and the good of what it has been commanded. And we seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, and the evil of what is in it, and the evil of what it has been commanded)
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 2252
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Bashar Awad Maarouf: Hasan Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Daif
Note on the chain. Scholars differ on this chain. Zubair Ali Zai grades it Daif. The majority (3 of 4) authenticate it.
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