The benefits of the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Zayd.
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The Shaykh : And in this hadith is evidence that the sermon for seeking rain is to be delivered before the prayer, because he says: "He went out to the prayer ground, then sought rain, faced the qiblah, turned his cloak inside out, and prayed two rak'ahs."
The well-known view among scholars is that the sermon is to be delivered after the prayer, because the prayer for seeking rain is like the prayer for the festival, as that came in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). The matter is broad in this regard: if one seeks rain from the moment he arrives, stands, faces the qiblah, and supplicates, then prays two rak'ahs, there is nothing wrong with it. And if he prays two rak'ahs first and then delivers the sermon, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The well-known view among scholars is that the sermon is to be delivered after the prayer, because the prayer for seeking rain is like the prayer for the festival, as that came in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). The matter is broad in this regard: if one seeks rain from the moment he arrives, stands, faces the qiblah, and supplicates, then prays two rak'ahs, there is nothing wrong with it. And if he prays two rak'ahs first and then delivers the sermon, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.