15237 - Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Hammad al-Tahrani narrated to us in what he wrote to me, Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Musayyab narrated to me, from Nafi' ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Nu'aym, from a group of the Followers (Tabi'un), from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, who said: "Everything in the Qur'an that mentions 'winds' (al-riyah) is a mercy, and everything in the Qur'an that mentions 'wind' (al-rih) is a punishment."

His saying, the Exalted: "As glad tidings before His mercy."

15238 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab reported to us, Bishr informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "As glad tidings before His mercy," he said: "People rejoice because of it."

His saying, the Exalted: "Before His mercy."

15239 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim al-Awdi narrated to me in what he wrote to me, Ahmad ibn al-Mufaddal reported to us, Asbat reported to us, from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "Before His mercy," he said: "As for His mercy, it is the rain."

His saying, the Exalted: "And We have sent down from the sky water, pure."

The matter of water has been discussed previously.

15240 - Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Dashtaki narrated to us, my father narrated to me, my father narrated to me from his father, from 'Ikrimah, Ibn Abbas said: "Water is not made impure by anything; it purifies and is not purified by anything, for Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: 'And We have sent down from the sky water, pure.'"

15241 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Musaddad reported to us, Mu'tamir reported to us, from Humayd al-Tawil, from Thabit, from Abu Rafi' or from Abu al-'Aliyah regarding the mud of the rain that gets on a man's garment, he recited this verse: "And We have sent down from the sky water, pure."

15242 - My father narrated to us, 'Umar ibn Hafs ibn Ghiyath reported to us, my father reported to us, from Abu Ja'far al-Razi, Humayd al-Tawil narrated to me, from Thabit al-Bunani, who said: "I entered with Abu al-'Aliyah on a rainy day, and the roads of Basra were dirty, so he prayed. I asked him, and he said: 'And We have sent down from the sky water, pure.' He said: 'The water of the sky has purified it.'"

15243 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salamah reported to us, Wuhayb reported to us, from Dawud, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib regarding this verse: "And We have sent down from the sky water, pure," he said: "Allah sent down pure water that is not made impure by anything."