46) then aldebaran which is a bright red planet that follows the pleiades. it is called the follower of the star and the follower of the star and because of its following the pleiades it is called aldebaran and it is also called almujdih. almujdih is the one mentioned in the hadith 2 if god withheld rain from the people for seven years and then sent it back a group would become disbelievers in it saying we were rained by the star almujdih. and the poet said
٤٦) ثم الدبران وهو كوكب أحمر منير يتلو الثريا. ويسمى تابع النجم ، و تالى النجم وباستدباره الثريا سمى دبرانا ويسمى أيضا المجدح . والمجدح هو الذى ذكر فى الحديث ٢ لو أن الله حبس القطر عن الناس سبع سنين ثم أرسله، أصبحت طائفة به كافرين، يقولون مطرنا بنوء المجدح . وقال الشاعر