The ruling on supplicating for rain in the qunut and turning it into a sermon

Question : Questions regarding the supplication in the qunut. A questioner says: What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh regarding one who seeks aid in the qunut and says, “O Allah, save us, O Allah, send us rain”? And another says: Some imams elaborate in their supplication in the qunut, mentioning Paradise and the punishment of the grave in order to make the people cry. Is it permissible for the imam to do that? And what is your guidance? May Allah grant you success.

Answer : As for supplicating for rain in the qunut, I do not see any prohibition in that, because supplicating for rain is supplicating for a pressing need. It is not a need specific to one person, but rather a general need for all Muslims. It is not said that this was not transmitted, because what was transmitted regarding seeking rain was an individual obligation (fard 'ayn). If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interrupted his Friday sermon to supplicate for it, even though the default ruling for the sermon is that it is not a place for supplication, then the permissibility of supplication in the qunut, which is itself a supplication, makes the permissibility of supplicating for rain even more established.
As for turning the supplication in the qunut into a sermon of admonition, such that Paradise, Hell, the grave, and the separation from loved ones and the like are mentioned, this is undoubtedly contrary to the Sunnah. Because admonition has its time, and supplication has another time. And what a person should do is not to burden the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) with excessive supplication. How much more so if the supplication is turned into sermons of admonition?
For then this would be more burdensome for the people. The most important thing is for a person to proceed in his acts of worship according to what came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the goodness and the blessing. Worship is not a matter of taste; if a person likes it, he worships Allah with it. If that were the case, we would say that the Sufis are correct. Because this work they do, they see it as being among the best things for the hearts, and they taste it well, but it is not correct. And what is not correct is an error, even if its doer thinks it is correct. The time has now been announced as ended, and may Allah’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.