The raising of the congregation's hands during the prayer for rain

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the khatib raises his hands in supplication on Friday to ask for rain, do the people in the congregation raise their hands?

The Shaykh:
Yes. In the prayer for rain, whether it is the specific prayer for rain or on Friday, the imam raises his hands and the people in the congregation raise their hands. This is only in the case of asking for rain. As for the supplication on Friday, in the supplication of the Friday sermon, neither the imam nor the people in the congregation raise their hands, because this is contrary to the Sunnah.

The questioner:
And if the imam does not raise his hand in the prayer for rain, do the people in the congregation raise theirs?

The Shaykh:
In the prayer for rain, yes, they raise their hands. This is the place for raising the hands.