The location of the prayer for rain sermon and the state of the followers in supplication

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to deliver the sermon before the prayer in the prayer for rain?

The Shaykh:
The view held by the majority, which is the stronger position, is that the Eid sermon and the prayer for rain sermon are delivered after the prayer. This is the position of the majority of scholars and it is the stronger view.

The questioner:
And in the case of supplication, do the followers stand behind the imam and say "Ameen" to his supplication, or do they say "Ameen" while sitting, or does each person supplicate on his own?

The Shaykh:
If the imam supplicates, they say "Ameen." If he supplicates during the sermon, they say "Ameen" while sitting. And if he turns his back, turns his cloak, and faces the qiblah, they stand, turn their cloaks, and supplicate facing the qiblah, acting as imams exactly as the imam does.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,