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290. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 320. . On Prohibition of Abusing a Disease 1732. Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet visited Umm Saib and asked her: What ails you, Umm Saib, you are shivering! She answered: It is a fever, may Allah not bless it. He said to her: Do not abuse fever, for it cleans out sins as a furnace cleans out the dirt of iron (Muslim). 321. . On Prohibition of Condemning the Weather 1733. Ubayy ibn Ka'ab relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not abuse the wind. Should your experience of it be disagreeable supplicate: Allah, we beg of Thee the good of this wind, and the good of that which it contains and the good of that which it has been commanded; and we week Thy protection against the evil of this wind and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of that which it has been commanded (Tirmidhi). 1734. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: The wind is of the mercy of Allah, it bears His mercy and His chastisement. When you experience it do not abuse it, but beg of Allah its good and seek Allah's protection against its evil (Abu Daud). 1735. Ayesha relates that when the wind blew the Holy Prophet would say: Allah, I beg of Thee its good and the good of that which it contains and the good of the purpose for which it has been sent; and seek Thy protection against its evil and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of the purpose for which it has been sent (Muslim). 322. . On Prohibition of Speaking Ill of a Rooster 1736. Zaid ibn Khalid Juhni relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not abuse a rooster for it wakes you up for Prayer (Abu Daud). 323. . On Prohibition of Attributing Rain to the Direction of a Planet 1737. Zaid ibn Khalid relates: The Holy Prophet led the dawn Prayer at. Hudaibiyyah. It had rained during the night. After concluding the Prayer he turned to the congregation and said: Do you know what your Lord has said?