His Eminence Sheikh Abdul-Bari ibn Awwad al-Thubaiti, may Allah preserve him, delivered the Istisqa’ (Prayer for Rain) khutbah entitled, “Water: One of Allah’s Greatest Favours,”in which he talked about water, stating that it is one of Allah’s favours to His servants and mentioning Allah’s wisdom behind sending down rain from high above. He further said that Muslims should show gratitude to Allah for His favours in general and for this favour in particular, or else they will be deprived of it due to their sins and their failure to show gratitude to Him for it.