Was there a precedent for turning the livestock around during the prayer for rain?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, was there a precedent for turning the livestock around during the prayer for rain?
The Shaykh:
Hello, what? Livestock. Livestock, yes. Who said this?
The questioner:
He says: Since some of the Bedouins turn them around, is there a basis for this?
The Shaykh:
This is due to the ignorance of the Bedouins. This is not permissible. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah. And worse than this is what they do when they slaughter a bull; they go to the mountain or the valley and slaughter it seeking rain. This is from the matters of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). And this is slaughtering for other than Allah. So this is not permissible. The prayer for rain is supplication and prayer; that is the prayer for rain. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and is it permissible to bring out the livestock at the place of prayer?
The Shaykh:
The scholars mentioned that the livestock are brought out because they need the intercession of others. So the livestock are brought out for this reason, because they need the intercession of others.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, was there a precedent for turning the livestock around during the prayer for rain?
The Shaykh:
Hello, what? Livestock. Livestock, yes. Who said this?
The questioner:
He says: Since some of the Bedouins turn them around, is there a basis for this?
The Shaykh:
This is due to the ignorance of the Bedouins. This is not permissible. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah. And worse than this is what they do when they slaughter a bull; they go to the mountain or the valley and slaughter it seeking rain. This is from the matters of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). And this is slaughtering for other than Allah. So this is not permissible. The prayer for rain is supplication and prayer; that is the prayer for rain. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and is it permissible to bring out the livestock at the place of prayer?
The Shaykh:
The scholars mentioned that the livestock are brought out because they need the intercession of others. So the livestock are brought out for this reason, because they need the intercession of others.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1241 -2802] هل ورد قلبُ معالف البهائم عند الاستسقاء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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