The Manner of the Prayer for Rain
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Question:
The questioner also asks about how to perform the prayer for rain?
Answer:
The prayer for rain is like the prayer for the festival. One prays two units, saying the takbir seven times in the first unit and five times in the second. One says the takbir of entering prayer and then six more, then begins with the opening supplication, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy with it, then bows, then stands up, then prostrates twice. Then one stands up for the second unit and prays it like the prayer for the festival: one says five takbirs when standing upright, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy with it, then recites the tashahhud and sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicates, then concludes the prayer with the salam, just like the prayer for the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it as he used to perform the prayer for the festival.
Then he stands up and preaches to the people, admonishing them and reminding them. He warns them of the causes of drought, warning them of sins, for they are the causes of drought, the causes of the withholding of rain, and the causes of punishment. So he warns the people of the causes of punishment, such as sins, evil, consuming the wealth of people unjustly, oppression, and other sins. He encourages them to repent and seek forgiveness, and he recites for them the verses and hadiths regarding this.
Then he supplicates to his Lord, raising his hands, and the people raise their hands and supplicate, asking their Lord for relief. Among this is:Sahih Muslim 897a three times, . This is from the supplication with which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: . He persists in the supplication and repeats it: , just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
Then he faces the qiblah during the supplication. He faces the qiblah while raising his hands, completing his supplication to his Lord while raising his hands, then he lowers them. The people likewise raise their hands and supplicate with their imam. When he faces the qiblah, they also supplicate with him... between themselves and their own selves, and they raise their hands.
The sunnah is to turn one’s cloak during the sermon when facing the qiblah. One turns one’s cloak, placing what is on the right over the left. If one is wearing a cloak or a jacket, one turns it. If one is wearing nothing but a ghutrah, one turns that. The scholars said: This is an expression of optimism that Allah will turn the drought into abundance... He will turn the hardship into ease. For it was reported in a mursal hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his cloak so that the drought would be turned around," meaning: it is an expression of optimism.
It is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Zayd that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his cloak when he went out... when he prayed the prayer for rain with them," and this is the sunnah for the Muslims as well.
As for the Friday sermon, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not turn his cloak. He supplicated and called for aid while in the Friday sermon, within his supplication (peace and blessings be upon him). Calling for aid occurs in the Friday sermon, in the festival sermon, and in other occasions. One may ask for rain even while sitting in the house or in the market; there is no harm in that. The supplication for rain is required from the individual and the community.
But if he prays two rak'ahs with them, then leads them out to the desert and prays two rak'ahs with them as in the festival, he should then deliver the sermon, make supplication, and turn his cloak, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he turned toward the qiblah. It is permissible to deliver the sermon before the prayer and then pray afterward. Both of these practices are reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): it is reported that he delivered the sermon before the prayer, and it is reported that he delivered the sermon after the prayer. The sermon after the prayer is like the festival, and the sermon before the prayer is like Jumu'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did both of these. The objective is supplication and humble appeal to Allah, and raising the complaint to Him (Exalted and Majestic is He) to remove the drought and hardship, and to send down rain and relief from Him .
It has come in some hadiths that he bowed three times, and in some four times, and in some five times. But the most correct and strongest opinion among the meticulous scholars of knowledge is that he prayed two units with only two bows, two recitations, and two prostrations. This is the most correct. This is the most authentic of what has come regarding this, as mentioned earlier. He prayed two units... then recited the tashahhud and sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicated. Then, when he concluded the prayer, he preached to the people and reminded them. He explained to them the rulings of the prayer for rain, and explained to them the punishments for sins and the need to beware of them. He explained to them that they should give charity, do good, and increase in the remembrance of Allah and seeking His forgiveness. And thus it is necessary for their imams... and preachers to remind the people and alert them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner also asks about how to perform the prayer for rain?
Answer:
The prayer for rain is like the prayer for the festival. One prays two units, saying the takbir seven times in the first unit and five times in the second. One says the takbir of entering prayer and then six more, then begins with the opening supplication, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy with it, then bows, then stands up, then prostrates twice. Then one stands up for the second unit and prays it like the prayer for the festival: one says five takbirs when standing upright, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy with it, then recites the tashahhud and sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicates, then concludes the prayer with the salam, just like the prayer for the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it as he used to perform the prayer for the festival.
Then he stands up and preaches to the people, admonishing them and reminding them. He warns them of the causes of drought, warning them of sins, for they are the causes of drought, the causes of the withholding of rain, and the causes of punishment. So he warns the people of the causes of punishment, such as sins, evil, consuming the wealth of people unjustly, oppression, and other sins. He encourages them to repent and seek forgiveness, and he recites for them the verses and hadiths regarding this.
Then he supplicates to his Lord, raising his hands, and the people raise their hands and supplicate, asking their Lord for relief. Among this is:
O Allah, send down rain upon us; O Allah, send dowp rain upon us; O Allah, send down rain upon us
اللهم أغثنا، اللهم أغثنا، اللهم أغثناO Allah, give us rain that is relieving, pleasant, beneficial, abundant, flowing, continuous, general, useful, and not harmful, by which You revive the lands, by which You relieve the servants, and make it, O our Lord, a provision for the resident and the nomad.
اللهم اسقنا غيثًا مغيثًا هنيئًا مريئًا غدقًا مجلًا سحًا طبقًا عامًا نافعًا غير ضار، تحيي به البلاد وتغيث به العباد وتجعله يا رب بلاغًا للحاضر والبادO Allah, cause our crops to grow, cause our udders to flow with milk, and give us rain from Your blessings.
اللهم أنبت لنا الزرع، وأدر لنا الضرع، واسقنا من بركاتكO Allah, give us rain and do not make us among the despairing.
اللهم اسقنا الغيث ولا تجعلنا من القانطينThen he faces the qiblah during the supplication. He faces the qiblah while raising his hands, completing his supplication to his Lord while raising his hands, then he lowers them. The people likewise raise their hands and supplicate with their imam. When he faces the qiblah, they also supplicate with him... between themselves and their own selves, and they raise their hands.
The sunnah is to turn one’s cloak during the sermon when facing the qiblah. One turns one’s cloak, placing what is on the right over the left. If one is wearing a cloak or a jacket, one turns it. If one is wearing nothing but a ghutrah, one turns that. The scholars said: This is an expression of optimism that Allah will turn the drought into abundance... He will turn the hardship into ease. For it was reported in a mursal hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his cloak so that the drought would be turned around," meaning: it is an expression of optimism.
It is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Zayd that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his cloak when he went out... when he prayed the prayer for rain with them," and this is the sunnah for the Muslims as well.
As for the Friday sermon, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not turn his cloak. He supplicated and called for aid while in the Friday sermon, within his supplication (peace and blessings be upon him). Calling for aid occurs in the Friday sermon, in the festival sermon, and in other occasions. One may ask for rain even while sitting in the house or in the market; there is no harm in that. The supplication for rain is required from the individual and the community.
But if he prays two rak'ahs with them, then leads them out to the desert and prays two rak'ahs with them as in the festival, he should then deliver the sermon, make supplication, and turn his cloak, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he turned toward the qiblah. It is permissible to deliver the sermon before the prayer and then pray afterward. Both of these practices are reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): it is reported that he delivered the sermon before the prayer, and it is reported that he delivered the sermon after the prayer. The sermon after the prayer is like the festival, and the sermon before the prayer is like Jumu'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did both of these. The objective is supplication and humble appeal to Allah, and raising the complaint to Him (Exalted and Majestic is He) to remove the drought and hardship, and to send down rain and relief from Him .
It has come in some hadiths that he bowed three times, and in some four times, and in some five times. But the most correct and strongest opinion among the meticulous scholars of knowledge is that he prayed two units with only two bows, two recitations, and two prostrations. This is the most correct. This is the most authentic of what has come regarding this, as mentioned earlier. He prayed two units... then recited the tashahhud and sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicated. Then, when he concluded the prayer, he preached to the people and reminded them. He explained to them the rulings of the prayer for rain, and explained to them the punishments for sins and the need to beware of them. He explained to them that they should give charity, do good, and increase in the remembrance of Allah and seeking His forgiveness. And thus it is necessary for their imams... and preachers to remind the people and alert them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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