If the imam raises his hands during the prayer for rain, does he raise them toward each other or spread them apart?
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The questioner : If he raises his hands during the prayer for rain, does he raise them...?
The Shaykh : You know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) exaggerated in raising his hands during the prayer for rain, to the point that he would turn the backs of his hands toward the sky. It is possible that he would bring some of them together or spread them apart, but regarding spreading them widely, some people spread them once until it is as if their hands were wings. I say, and it is as if he wants to catch the clouds. Yes. Did we take three like this? Two. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Do you mean the water of the wells? The water of the wells, do you mean? No, we do not know about this. Sometimes we see a small piece above our heads, and then it grows and expands and rains. We do not know about it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, because these matters are subtle and we cannot deny them, and then knowledge confirms them with certainty like the sun. Yes. If it rains from any direction, praise be to Allah, rain is good.
The Shaykh : You know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) exaggerated in raising his hands during the prayer for rain, to the point that he would turn the backs of his hands toward the sky. It is possible that he would bring some of them together or spread them apart, but regarding spreading them widely, some people spread them once until it is as if their hands were wings. I say, and it is as if he wants to catch the clouds. Yes. Did we take three like this? Two. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Do you mean the water of the wells? The water of the wells, do you mean? No, we do not know about this. Sometimes we see a small piece above our heads, and then it grows and expands and rains. We do not know about it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, because these matters are subtle and we cannot deny them, and then knowledge confirms them with certainty like the sun. Yes. If it rains from any direction, praise be to Allah, rain is good.