Is turning the shemagh or ghutrah after the prayer for rain sufficient?

Question:
I ask Allah for you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Does turning the shemagh or ghutrah after the sermon for rain take the place of turning the cloak?

Answer:
What is established is turning the cloak. So if we consider the ghutrah or shemagh to be like the cloak, then turning it is a recommended practice (sunnah) in any case. One who does this is not to be criticized; perhaps he has a share of the sunnah. He is not to be criticized. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When I command you to do something, do it as much as you are able. So the one who does this is a person exercising independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) and seeking what is good, and he is not to be criticized. Perhaps he is correct, if Allah wills. Yes.