Questions on the Prayer for Rain

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have several inquiries regarding the prayer for rain. The first is that one is sometimes instructed

The Shaykh:
There is no group of Muslims who continue on Thursday, yes.

The questioner:
He says: One is sometimes instructed to pray in the Kingdom, and in the south of the Kingdom, it is the rainy season or heavy rains have recently fallen. So do we pray with the people or not?

The Shaykh:
Pray and make du'a' (supplication) for those upon whom it has not rained and who have not prayed. Make du'a' for those upon whom the rain has not fallen. The Muslims are like one body; if one part of it is afflicted with pain, the whole body responds with fever and sleeplessness. So those who have rain should pray for rain for those upon whom it has not fallen. Yes.

The questioner:
And as for the other, I see some of the brothers standing up from their seats after the end of the sermon to make supplication. Is this standing up from the seat something that has a basis?

The Shaykh:
I see.

The questioner:
I see some of the brothers standing up after the end of the sermon.

The Shaykh:
I liked to relax.

The questioner:
Yes, for supplication.

The Shaykh:
So is this? It is reported that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon, the people were attentive, he turned toward the qiblah and raised his hands, making supplication between him and Allah. Then, after he finished the supplication, he turned his cloak. This is following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in that we…