Is it permissible for one who is wearing a shemagh to turn it around during the prayer for rain, and does a woman turn her abaya?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Is it permissible for one who is wearing a shemagh to turn it around during the prayer for eclipse? And does a woman turn...
The Shaykh : ...the prayer for rain.
The questioner : ...in the prayer for rain, and does a woman turn her abaya?
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that it is not permissible. For a woman, covering is better, and she should not turn her abaya. As for the shemagh, it is also not turned, because it is not a cloak or a garment on the body; it is like a turban on the head. I have not known, up to this moment, that the Companions turned their turbans. But the shilagh for men may be likened to a cloak in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
But tell me: What is the wisdom in this? What is the wisdom in a person turning the shilagh, for example? The answer is: - Come, Waleed. Stand up.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, nothing else. Here.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Optimism, meaning. What optimism? Okay. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. That Allah turns hardship into ease. Okay, rest. This is a statement, meaning this is a reasoning that is acceptable. Optimistically, perhaps Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will turn the situation from drought and lack of rain into ease. But more important to me is following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for us. For us, we turn it in order to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:21].
As for the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the reasoning is as the brother said. This is one point. Also, some scholars said: It is as if the man committed himself to changing his bad deeds to good deeds, because deeds, my brothers, deeds are clothing. Allah the Exalted said:. So it is as if the person, by this action, committed himself to changing his state and his religious attire.
The Shaykh : ...the prayer for rain.
The questioner : ...in the prayer for rain, and does a woman turn her abaya?
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that it is not permissible. For a woman, covering is better, and she should not turn her abaya. As for the shemagh, it is also not turned, because it is not a cloak or a garment on the body; it is like a turban on the head. I have not known, up to this moment, that the Companions turned their turbans. But the shilagh for men may be likened to a cloak in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
But tell me: What is the wisdom in this? What is the wisdom in a person turning the shilagh, for example? The answer is: - Come, Waleed. Stand up.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, nothing else. Here.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Optimism, meaning. What optimism? Okay. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. That Allah turns hardship into ease. Okay, rest. This is a statement, meaning this is a reasoning that is acceptable. Optimistically, perhaps Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will turn the situation from drought and lack of rain into ease. But more important to me is following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for us. For us, we turn it in order to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day
لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رسول الله أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الآخِرَAs for the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the reasoning is as the brother said. This is one point. Also, some scholars said: It is as if the man committed himself to changing his bad deeds to good deeds, because deeds, my brothers, deeds are clothing. Allah the Exalted said: