Is one who, with the ability to perform an emphasized Sunnah—such as the prayer for rain (Salat Al-Istisqa)—and without a valid excuse, fails to do so, considered sinful?
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The Rain Prayer (Salat al-Istisqa) is a confirmed . One who omits it does not incur sin, because the request to perform it is not in the nature of obligation or compulsion. However, persistently abandoning it is considered a deficiency in one's religious practice and a breach of chivalry (muru'a) by some scholars.
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