Does the one upon whom rain descends supplicate for rain for others?
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The questioner : Some imams, when they supplicate for rain, say: “O Allah…”. The correct view is that one should not insist on mentioning something that is not the case.
The Shaykh : This is correct. The statement of the brother Salim is that sometimes, in the supplication for rain, the one supplicating mentions things that are not factual. For example, he says, “The land has become barren, and the rain has ceased,” while it is raining every day and the land is green. However, the scholars say that one should supplicate for rain even for lands other than his own. For example, if the central region is fertile and prosperous, but the southern, northern, eastern, or western region is suffering from drought, it is recommended (sunnah) to supplicate for rain for them.
The Shaykh : This is correct. The statement of the brother Salim is that sometimes, in the supplication for rain, the one supplicating mentions things that are not factual. For example, he says, “The land has become barren, and the rain has ceased,” while it is raining every day and the land is green. However, the scholars say that one should supplicate for rain even for lands other than his own. For example, if the central region is fertile and prosperous, but the southern, northern, eastern, or western region is suffering from drought, it is recommended (sunnah) to supplicate for rain for them.