The Prayer for Rain for Students in Schools

Question:
Between ninety and the airport section, on next Monday, they will fast and pray the prayer of rain, if Allah wills. Is it permissible to hold the prayer and the supplication, as was done with the students and teachers at the appointed time, meaning that this is from Allah the Exalted, or is it from the festival or the prayer?

Answer:
What is required in the prayer for rain and the festival prayer is going out, the people of the town going out to one place, if possible, or to several places. As for praying in schools, this is not known from the Salaf (the earliest generations). They did not lengthen the supplication or pray in every mosque in its place. In general, some people would pray in their place, but rather they would gather, go out, and come forth, praying together and supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). What is required of the Muslims is gathering, gathering. It is not required to disperse and scatter. The students are granted a dispensation in the prayer for rain; they may go out and pray with the Muslims, and they should not return to dispersing and scattering.