Is it valid to perform the prayer for rain in schools?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in these recent years the prayer for rain has been held in schools. Is there a basis for this?
Answer:
The Sunnah is that they all go out, from the schools and other places, so that even the women go out and they gather in one place for the prayer for rain. This is the Sunnah. As for being scattered, this is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in these recent years the prayer for rain has been held in schools. Is there a basis for this?
Answer:
The Sunnah is that they all go out, from the schools and other places, so that even the women go out and they gather in one place for the prayer for rain. This is the Sunnah. As for being scattered, this is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/448] هل تصح إقامة صلاة الاستسقاء في المدارس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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