Is fasting prescribed on the day when Muslims go out for the prayer for rain?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people, when they learn that there is a prayer for rain, intend to fast on that day as an act of drawing near to Allah the Exalted. Is this prescribed?
Answer:
No, it is not prescribed to fast for the prayer for rain. Unless one habitually fasts on Mondays or Thursdays. As for fasting specifically for the prayer for rain, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded supplication, seeking forgiveness, and charity when the rain was withheld, but he did not command fasting. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people, when they learn that there is a prayer for rain, intend to fast on that day as an act of drawing near to Allah the Exalted. Is this prescribed?
Answer:
No, it is not prescribed to fast for the prayer for rain. Unless one habitually fasts on Mondays or Thursdays. As for fasting specifically for the prayer for rain, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded supplication, seeking forgiveness, and charity when the rain was withheld, but he did not command fasting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1231- 4717] هل يشرع الصوم في اليوم الذي يخرج المسلمون فيه للاستسقاء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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