Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an while it is raining with the intention of drawing near to Allah the Exalted, and is there virtue in it?
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The questioner:
I say, in another question: Is it permissible to recite the Noble Qur'an while the rain is falling?
The Shaykh:
And what prevents it?
The questioner:
It seems she thinks it is a means of drawing near to Allah, meaning it is not just a question about the wording itself; she wants to know if a person intends to recite while the rain is falling, does he gain a special merit in worship and virtue?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to recite the Qur'an when it is raining, and when it is not?
The questioner:
But nothing has been presented to me regarding that.
The Shaykh:
The state of the rain falling does not have any special virtue; it is the same as any other time. Yes.
The questioner:
What is prescribed there is only supplication.
The Shaykh:
As for the Qur'an, there is no harm in reciting it, and there is no harm in remaining silent. If one supplicates with what has been transmitted, "O Allah, make it a beneficial rain, and open for us by Your favor and Your mercy," that is better. Yes.
I say, in another question: Is it permissible to recite the Noble Qur'an while the rain is falling?
The Shaykh:
And what prevents it?
The questioner:
It seems she thinks it is a means of drawing near to Allah, meaning it is not just a question about the wording itself; she wants to know if a person intends to recite while the rain is falling, does he gain a special merit in worship and virtue?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to recite the Qur'an when it is raining, and when it is not?
The questioner:
But nothing has been presented to me regarding that.
The Shaykh:
The state of the rain falling does not have any special virtue; it is the same as any other time. Yes.
The questioner:
What is prescribed there is only supplication.
The Shaykh:
As for the Qur'an, there is no harm in reciting it, and there is no harm in remaining silent. If one supplicates with what has been transmitted, "O Allah, make it a beneficial rain, and open for us by Your favor and Your mercy," that is better. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5144- هل قراءة القرآن أثناء نزول المطر بقصد التقرب إلى الله تعالى مشروع وفيه فضل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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