The Ruling on the Prayer for Rain in Schools
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A fatwa from you was issued yesterday regarding the ruling on the prayer for rain in schools, stating that this is contrary to the Sunnah. Some of the teachers said that if the Shaykh knew that this act was for the students' education, the fatwa might have changed. Is this act correct?
Answer:
No, if Allah wills, we do not change the fatwa just to please this person. We simply say that this is contrary to the Sunnah. The students can be taught from the book they have with them; the book they have with them can be explained to them, and it can be told to them that the prayer for rain is such and such. But teaching them in a way that contradicts the Sunnah, no.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A fatwa from you was issued yesterday regarding the ruling on the prayer for rain in schools, stating that this is contrary to the Sunnah. Some of the teachers said that if the Shaykh knew that this act was for the students' education, the fatwa might have changed. Is this act correct?
Answer:
No, if Allah wills, we do not change the fatwa just to please this person. We simply say that this is contrary to the Sunnah. The students can be taught from the book they have with them; the book they have with them can be explained to them, and it can be told to them that the prayer for rain is such and such. But teaching them in a way that contradicts the Sunnah, no.
Source
صلاة الاستسقاء في المدارس — alfawzan.live
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