Seeking Blessing from Rain and Uncovering One’s Garment When It Falls
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seek blessing from the rain when he uncovered his garment? And is this action a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a recommended practice. It is a recommended practice that when the rain first begins to fall, you uncover part of your body so that the rain may touch it, seeking blessing from the rain, because it is blessed water[Qaf 50:9]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, for this.
The Shaykh:
By his Lord, when they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 5100Sahih (Al-Albani) They said its meaning is that it is close to Allah creating it and sending it down.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seek blessing from the rain when he uncovered his garment? And is this action a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a recommended practice. It is a recommended practice that when the rain first begins to fall, you uncover part of your body so that the rain may touch it, seeking blessing from the rain, because it is blessed water
And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky
وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً مُّبَارَكًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, for this.
The Shaykh:
By his Lord, when they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
Because it has recently been with its Lord.
إنه حديث عهد بربهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (37:04)
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