The Ruling on Praying for Rain in Every Friday Prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, some people say that they pray for rain every week, and at every Friday prayer. Is this action part of the Sunnah?

Answer:
Praying for rain in the Friday sermon is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray for rain in the Friday sermon when the rain was withheld and the crops were withered. It is recommended for every imam, for every preacher, to supplicate for rain in the Friday sermon, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. As for the types of supplication for rain, they are all reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The first type is the prayer followed by the sermon and the supplication, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated. The second type is the supplication in the Friday sermon, and the supplication for rain in the Friday sermon, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated. The third type is the standalone supplication without a sermon and without a prayer; we supplicate to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for rain without a prayer and without a specific time. Yes.