What is the ruling on leaving the listening to the sermon of the prayer for rain?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the prayer for rain, after the imam concludes the prayer, some of the congregation stand up and do not listen to the sermon for rain. What is the ruling on listening to it? Their standing up is only because they are late for their official jobs.
Answer:
Yes. Attending the sermon is not obligatory. Attending the sermon for rain is not obligatory. It is the Friday sermon that is obligatory to attend and listen to. As for the prayer for rain, it is not obligatory to attend it. But if one attends and responds to the supplication, that is very good. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the prayer for rain, after the imam concludes the prayer, some of the congregation stand up and do not listen to the sermon for rain. What is the ruling on listening to it? Their standing up is only because they are late for their official jobs.
Answer:
Yes. Attending the sermon is not obligatory. Attending the sermon for rain is not obligatory. It is the Friday sermon that is obligatory to attend and listen to. As for the prayer for rain, it is not obligatory to attend it. But if one attends and responds to the supplication, that is very good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [359 -2802] ما حكم ترك سماع خطبة صلاة الاستسقاء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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