Slaughtering animals for the prayer for rain and eating from them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When the rain is delayed, some people slaughter animals,
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
for the sake of seeking rain. What is the ruling on this act, and is it permissible to eat from these slaughtered animals?
The Shaykh:
No, these slaughtered animals are associated with shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it is not permissible to eat from them. Rain is not brought down by slaughtering animals; this is from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). Rain is brought down by supplication, the prayer for rain, calling upon Allah, and seeking forgiveness. This is what brings down the rain, and this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do when the rain was delayed, the drought persisted, and the land became barren. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When the rain is delayed, some people slaughter animals,
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
for the sake of seeking rain. What is the ruling on this act, and is it permissible to eat from these slaughtered animals?
The Shaykh:
No, these slaughtered animals are associated with shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it is not permissible to eat from them. Rain is not brought down by slaughtering animals; this is from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). Rain is brought down by supplication, the prayer for rain, calling upon Allah, and seeking forgiveness. This is what brings down the rain, and this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do when the rain was delayed, the drought persisted, and the land became barren. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:13:40)
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