The Prayer for Rain in Night Prayer and Prostration
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to make the prayer for rain during the night prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, is it permissible?
The questioner:
The prayer for rain during the night prayer.
The Shaykh:
During the night prayer, yes. And what do you mean by saying he prays in prostration or prays in the qunut? As for supplication in prostration, you call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with all your needs and the needs of the Muslims in prostration. As for the qunut, there is no report that the prayer for rain is supplicated for in the qunut. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to make the prayer for rain during the night prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, is it permissible?
The questioner:
The prayer for rain during the night prayer.
The Shaykh:
During the night prayer, yes. And what do you mean by saying he prays in prostration or prays in the qunut? As for supplication in prostration, you call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with all your needs and the needs of the Muslims in prostration. As for the qunut, there is no report that the prayer for rain is supplicated for in the qunut. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: في بيان الصلوات المسنونة — islamhouse.com (1:19:48)
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