The Book of Jumu'ah, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-04b
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The reciter: And Abu al-Tahir and Harimah narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Yunus informed me, saying: Ibn Shihab informed me, saying: 'Abbad ibn Tamim al-Mazini informed me that he heard his uncle, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: Sahih Muslim 894d.
The Shaykh : This is explicit that he began with the sermon before the prayer, because he said:, and "then" indicates sequence. It is also closer to the apparent situation that he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated to Allah, then turned his cloak. In my view, regarding the issue of turning the cloak, whether before or after the supplication, the matter is broad in that regard.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out one day in order to pray for rain. He turned his back towards people, supplicated before Allah, facing towards Qibla, and turned his mantle round and then observed two rak'ahs of prayer.
خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي، فَجَعَلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ، يَدْعُو اللهَ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِThe Shaykh : This is explicit that he began with the sermon before the prayer, because he said: