Is it prescribed to wear a rida' (cloak) and izar (lower garment) in the prayer for rain to facilitate turning it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does a person have to make an effort to wear a rida' (cloak) so that he can turn it in the prayer for rain in order to implement the Sunnah, or is that not prescribed for him and he turns his shemagh instead of the rida'?
Answer:
Meaning, it is not obligatory for him to wear a rida'. If he makes an effort, let him wear his clothing. If he has something that can be called a rida', he turns it. If he does not have anything that can be called a rida', then he owes nothing. As for him putting on a rida' and making an effort specifically for the prayer for rain, that is not prescribed, no, he is not commanded to do it.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does a person have to make an effort to wear a rida' (cloak) so that he can turn it in the prayer for rain in order to implement the Sunnah, or is that not prescribed for him and he turns his shemagh instead of the rida'?
Answer:
Meaning, it is not obligatory for him to wear a rida'. If he makes an effort, let him wear his clothing. If he has something that can be called a rida', he turns it. If he does not have anything that can be called a rida', then he owes nothing. As for him putting on a rida' and making an effort specifically for the prayer for rain, that is not prescribed, no, he is not commanded to do it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1330- 4717] هل يشرع لبس الرداء والإزار في صلاة الاستسقاء ليسهل قلبه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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