In view of Taqdeer, are we suppose to believe weather forecast warnings?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time.[i] 

Weather forecasting uses available data to make an educated assumption of what the weather will be like in the future. The accuracy of such an assumption varies and is never understood to be definite. None besides Allah Ta'ala knows with certainty what the weather pattern will like be in the future.

In light of the above, it will not be against Taqdeer to take support from weather forecast warnings and prepare accordingly, whilst knowing that whatever is the will of Allah Ta'ala will still surely come to pass.

وَالْحَقُّ أَنَّ الْحَذَرَ لَا يَرُدُّ الْقَدَرَ وَلَكِنْ يُضَيِّقُ مَسَالِكَ الْوَسْوَسَةِ لِمَا طُبِعَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَشَرُ

And the reality is that taking precaution cannot repel Taqdeer, however it decreases the Wasawis (doubts) that naturally come to a person.[ii]

And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

(2021-01-04)