Hadith of the winds

‘I asked Abu Ja’far (asws) about the four types of winds – the North, the South, Al-Saba and Al-Dabour, and I said that the people are mentioning that the North (wind) is from the Paradise, and the South (wind) is from the Fire’. So he (asws) said: ‘Allah (azwj) has armies of winds by which He (azwj) Punishes whomsoever that He (azwj) so Wishes to from the ones who disobey Him (azwj), and from every wind from these is an Angel allocated to it. So if Allah (azwj) Intends to Punish a people by some kind of torment, He (azwj) Reveals to the Angel in charge of that particular type of the winds by which He (azwj) Intends to Punish them by. So the Angel orders it and it get excited like a lion gets excited when bothered’. He (asws) said: ‘And for every wind from these is a name. Have you not heard the Words of the High (azwj): “[54:19] For We sent against them a furious wind (Sarsara), on a Day of violent Disaster”, and Said: “[51:41] When We sent upon them the destructive wind (Al-Aqeem)”, and Said: “[46:24] a blast of wind in which is a painful punishment,”, and Said: “[2:266] that it should be caught in a whirlwind, with fire therein, and be burnt up”. And (others) from winds which have not been Mentioned by which Allah (azwj) Punishes the ones who disobey Him (azwj)’. He (asws) said: ‘And Allah (azwj) Mighty is His (azwj) mention has winds of Mercy which occur, and others besides that which He (azwj) Displays His (azwj) Mercy. From these is that which incites clouds for the rain, and from these is a wind which holds up the clouds in between the sky and the earth, and the winds which squeeze the clouds so they make rain by the Permission of Allah (azwj), and from these are winds which Allah (azwj) has Counted in His (azwj) Book. As for the four winds – the North, and the South, and Al-Saba, and Al-Dabour, so these are the names of the Angels who have been allocated to these. So if Allah (azwj) Intends the North wind to blow, He (azwj) Commands the Angel whose name is the North (Al-Shimaal), so he descends upon the Sacred House (Al-Bayt Al-Haram), stands upon the Al-Shamy corner of it and flaps his wings. So the North wind disperses in the land and the sea wherever Allah (azwj) Desires it to. And if Allah (azwj) Intends to Send the South winds, He (azwj) Commands the Angel whose name is the South (Al-Junoub), so he descends upon the Sacred House (Al-Bayt Al-Haram), stands upon the Al-Shamy corner of it and flaps his wings. So the South wind disperses in the land and the sea wherever Allah (azwj) Desires it to. And if Allah (azwj) Intends to Send Al-Saba wind, He (azwj) Commands the Angel whose name is Al-Saba, so he descends upon the Sacred House, stands upon the Al-Shamy corner of it and flaps his wings. So the Al-Saba wind disperses in the land and the sea wherever Allah (azwj) Desires it to. And if Allah (azwj) Intends to Send Daboura, He (azwj) Commands the Angel whose name is Al-Dabour, so he descends upon the Sacred House, stands upon the Al-Shamy corner of it and flaps his wings. So Al-Dabour wind disperses in the land and the sea wherever Allah (azwj) Desires it to’. Then Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘As for your hearing their words – the North wind, and the South wind, and Al-Dabour wind, and Al-Saba wind, but rather these are the Angels who have been entrusted with these.