The cause of a falling star (why the rooster crows)

Question

Question: What is the ruling concerning the falling of a star and the crowing of a rooster?

Answer

A burning ember is hurled to drive away the devil, and this is what is called a falling star. A rooster sometimes crows just like that, and sometimes it crows upon seeing an angel.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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