If the one in authority orders the prayer for rain, but it rains before the prayer, is the prayer obligatory?
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The questioner : May Allah record your reward, O Shaykh. I do not know: if the one in authority orders the prayer for rain, but it rains before the prayer, is the prayer performed?
The Shaykh : If the one in authority said, "Pray for rain for your country specifically," and it rained, then do not pray for rain. But does the order of the one in authority require you to pray for rain for your country specifically? Answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You, for example, are from which country? From Riyadh.
The one in authority said, "Pray for rain for Riyadh only."
The Shaykh : If the one in authority said, "Pray for rain for your country specifically," and it rained, then do not pray for rain. But does the order of the one in authority require you to pray for rain for your country specifically? Answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You, for example, are from which country? From Riyadh.
The one in authority said, "Pray for rain for Riyadh only."