Is it permissible for a person to pray the prayer for rain individually, or for a teacher to pray with the students in the school?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : Is it permissible for a person to pray the prayer for rain individually, or for a teacher to pray with the students in the school?
The Shaykh : According to the words of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them), it is permissible to pray it individually, or with one’s family at home, or in the school. However, the most complete sunnah is for the Muslims to gather in one place behind one imam and ask Allah, because the larger the gathering and the more united they are, the closer it is to being answered. Therefore, we advise our brothers to attend the Eid prayer area for the prayer for rain. The jurists said: go out to the Eid prayer area with the scholars, the discerning children, and the righteous people, because that is closer to being answered. So this is the best: to attend. Yes.
The Shaykh : According to the words of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them), it is permissible to pray it individually, or with one’s family at home, or in the school. However, the most complete sunnah is for the Muslims to gather in one place behind one imam and ask Allah, because the larger the gathering and the more united they are, the closer it is to being answered. Therefore, we advise our brothers to attend the Eid prayer area for the prayer for rain. The jurists said: go out to the Eid prayer area with the scholars, the discerning children, and the righteous people, because that is closer to being answered. So this is the best: to attend. Yes.