Is the prayer for rain made up by one who arrives while the imam is delivering the sermon?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, regarding the prayer for rain, if a person joins the congregation while the imam is delivering the sermon and the two rak'ahs have already been prayed, do they pray it or do they sit for the sermon? Is it made up?
The Shaykh : If the prayer for rain is missed, it is missed. However, if they arrive while the imam is delivering the sermon, they pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, then sit to listen to the sermon and say "Ameen" to the imam's supplication.
The questioner : Do they not pray it in congregation?
The Shaykh : They do not pray it in congregation, because it was missed.
The Shaykh : If the prayer for rain is missed, it is missed. However, if they arrive while the imam is delivering the sermon, they pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, then sit to listen to the sermon and say "Ameen" to the imam's supplication.
The questioner : Do they not pray it in congregation?
The Shaykh : They do not pray it in congregation, because it was missed.