Why does lack of rain (drought) occur? Why do misfortunes always hit Muslims?

Lack of rain, that is, drought, is known as punishment by Allah among Muslims. When it does not rain, we say, sins and fornication increased; therefore, Allah does not send rain. However, there is something I do not understand; in some countries, let alone drought, it rains almost every day. For instance, England; it rains there in all seasons. Is this fact not contrary to that thought?  

Dear Brother / Sister,

Rain salah and rain dua are kinds of worshipping. Lack of rain is the time of that worshipping. That worshipping and dua are not done to bring rain. If it is done only with that intention, it will not be accepted since it is not sincere. When the sun sets, it is the time of the evening (maghrib) prayer. Similarly, Allah sends drought so that believers will pray.

Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are the time of kusuf and khusuf prayers. That is, the night and the day are veiled by divine signs, declaring the greatness of Allah; so, God Almighty invites His slaves to perform a kind of worshipping. That prayer is not performed so that the moon or the sun will appear again (it is definite by astronomic calculations when the eclipse will take place and how long it will last). Similarly, lack of rain is the time for rain prayer. The aim of that worshipping is not rain.

From this point of view, it is necessary not to see lack of rain as absolute punishment. Allah wants His slaves to pray; he shows this by sending drought.

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