The Ruling on Congratulating One Another for Rain
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Question:
Abu 'Abd al-Karim says: Honorable Shaykh, when the rains come down, some people say to others, “We congratulate you on these rains,” as a form of congratulation.
Answer:
There is no doubt that supplicating for the Muslims for blessing in the rains, in their sustenance, in their newborns, and in the renewal of blessings is a required matter. The meaning of saying “we congratulate you” is that we are supplicating for you for blessing. However, the One who brings down the blessing is Allah. So if he were to say, “We supplicate for you for blessing,” that would be more appropriate and also clearer for people, preventing them from falling into confusion regarding this word. So he should say, “We supplicate for you for blessing.” Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu 'Abd al-Karim says: Honorable Shaykh, when the rains come down, some people say to others, “We congratulate you on these rains,” as a form of congratulation.
Answer:
There is no doubt that supplicating for the Muslims for blessing in the rains, in their sustenance, in their newborns, and in the renewal of blessings is a required matter. The meaning of saying “we congratulate you” is that we are supplicating for you for blessing. However, the One who brings down the blessing is Allah. So if he were to say, “We supplicate for you for blessing,” that would be more appropriate and also clearer for people, preventing them from falling into confusion regarding this word. So he should say, “We supplicate for you for blessing.” Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/003 — archive.org (3:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.