A Woman’s Prayer for Rain and Turning Her Abaya
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to pray the prayer for rain, and should she turn her abaya?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the woman goes out and prays the prayer for rain with them, just as she goes out for the festival prayer. In fact, they take out the children, and they even take out the animals to display poverty and need, because the animals also need it. So they go to great lengths in seeking rain from Allah and displaying their poverty and need. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for women, they do not turn their clothing or abaya; this has not been reported. Yes.
The questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to pray the prayer for rain, and should she turn her abaya?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the woman goes out and prays the prayer for rain with them, just as she goes out for the festival prayer. In fact, they take out the children, and they even take out the animals to display poverty and need, because the animals also need it. So they go to great lengths in seeking rain from Allah and displaying their poverty and need. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for women, they do not turn their clothing or abaya; this has not been reported. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الاستسقاء بذوي الصلاح وإكثار الاستغفار — islamhouse.com (43:02)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.