There has been a lot of talk about rainmaking, so what is the guidance regarding it?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There has been a lot of talk these days about rainmaking, and that the rain which fell upon us was only because of the rainmaking. Many of the common people have been misled by this, between the one who accepts it and the one who rejects it. So what is the guidance from your eminence?

Answer:
This is also one of the trials. This is one of the trials, as I told you. Those who claim knowledge of the unseen have appeared on the television channels, informing people of unseen matters, telling them their zodiac signs and their birth dates, and claiming that they are people of happiness and people of misery. Likewise, bringing down the rain. As for the rain, Allah the Exalted says: Do they say, "Yes, we are the ones who sent it down"? They say to Allah, "It is not You who sent it down; we are the ones who sent it down." If they say this, they have committed disbelief. If they say this, they have committed disbelief, refuge with Allah. And this is in the countries of Europe, Africa, and others. They complain of drought and the scarcity of rain, and their airplanes and their activities have not benefited them, and yet they come to us here. Yes.