Is it permissible to seek rain in the sermon and the prayer throughout the year?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to seek rain in the sermon and to seek rain in the prayer throughout the year, or must that be in the winter season?

Answer:
It must be at the time of need, and the time of need is known to be the time when rain falls. If rain falls in the summer, it has no effect and causes nothing to grow; rather, this is in the winter season. Everything has its time. Yes, it may be in the summer if the water dries up and there is drought, they seek rain even in the summer in order to bring down rain into their wells and where their water gathers. So there is no objection to seeking rain even in the summer if they need the rain. Yes.