وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ
قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُول: «ثلاثةٌ أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي: الِاسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالْأَنْوَاءِ وَحَيْفُ السُّلْطَانِ وَتَكْذيب الْقدر»
seeking rain by the stars,*the injustice of the ruler, and denial of God’s decree. Ahmad. *This is a reference to the pre-Islamic habit of attributing rain to certain seasons and saying the rain came to them because of a certain star, whereas Muslims ought to recognize that rain comes by God’s favour.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3556, Book 19, The Offices of Commander and Qadi, Hadith 51. 1 min read