What is the ruling on saying “Ameen” during the supplication of the prayer for rain?
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The questioner : “O Allah, send us rain and do not make us among the despairing.” This is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the people to say “Ameen” behind him.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Even if they say it in a loud voice.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : People these days, when the preacher wants to make a supplication, they say “Ameen” in a loud voice.
The Shaykh : They should not say it in a loud voice, but in a normal voice, without intending to raise their voices.
The questioner : Well, meaning, if the preacher does this, is there any sin on him if the people say “Ameen” in a loud voice? He knows that if he makes a supplication, the people will say “Ameen” and their voice will be loud, as is their custom.
The Shaykh : My brother, the preacher does not have the power to guide the people but he has the power to guide the people and direct them to the pleasure of Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in this way, he combines His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Qasas 28:56], and His saying: [Ash-Shuraa 42:52]. The preacher is supposed to be among the scholars who are the heirs of the prophets. This true heir, to the extent that he is able, should follow the one who bequeathed to him, which is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), truly. So, if he intends, when it occurs to him to ask for rain while he is on the pulpit, to remind them, he says, “I will call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and ask Him for rain, so I will make a supplication, and you say ‘Ameen,’ but secretly.” Then it is not your concern whether they went astray or were guided. As for leaving the people in their ignorance and their misguidance and saying that they are contradicting the Sunnah, and that we do not guide them to the Sunnah, this is not what is appropriate. Rather, the truth lies between these two: that we teach them and direct them, and then you are not a controller over them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Even if they say it in a loud voice.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : People these days, when the preacher wants to make a supplication, they say “Ameen” in a loud voice.
The Shaykh : They should not say it in a loud voice, but in a normal voice, without intending to raise their voices.
The questioner : Well, meaning, if the preacher does this, is there any sin on him if the people say “Ameen” in a loud voice? He knows that if he makes a supplication, the people will say “Ameen” and their voice will be loud, as is their custom.
The Shaykh : My brother, the preacher does not have the power to guide the people
Say, “Indeed, guidance is the guidance of Allah.”
قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَى هُدَى اللَّهِThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in this way, he combines His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you...
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