The ruling on slaughtering livestock to seek rain
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on slaughtering a sheep, a cow, or a camel so that rain will fall and the blessing will be unlocked?
Answer:
This is forbidden and not permissible. This is a false belief, and it may be a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the slaughter is for other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). What is prescribed is supplication: calling upon Allah to send rain to the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) legislated the prayer for rain (istisqa'), he performed it himself, and he legislated it for his Ummah. When rain is withheld and the land becomes barren, they are to pray and call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is followed by two sermons containing supplication, seeking forgiveness, and asking Allah for rain, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on slaughtering a sheep, a cow, or a camel so that rain will fall and the blessing will be unlocked?
Answer:
This is forbidden and not permissible. This is a false belief, and it may be a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the slaughter is for other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). What is prescribed is supplication: calling upon Allah to send rain to the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) legislated the prayer for rain (istisqa'), he performed it himself, and he legislated it for his Ummah. When rain is withheld and the land becomes barren, they are to pray and call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is followed by two sermons containing supplication, seeking forgiveness, and asking Allah for rain, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/130 — archive.org (5:34)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.