Turning one’s rida’ inside out should be done during the khutbah of istisqa’ whenthe imam turns his rida’ inside out. .,Prayers on various occasions ,-

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In one of the mosques I saw one of the seekers of knowledge wearing
his 'abayah (cloak) inside before the prayer for rain (istisqa'), and
after the prayer I asked him he reason for that, because what I know
is that the 'abayah should be turned inside out after the prayer and
khutbah are over. He said: There's nothing with that, rather we turned
it inside out before the prayer so thatwhen we changed it again it
would be right side out. What is your opinion concerning this?May
Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
The apparent meaning of the ahaadeeth narrated from the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the prayer for rain
(salaat al-istisqa') is that the rida' (cloak, upper garment) should
be worn as normal, and it should be turned inside out during the
khutbah when the imam turns hisrida' inside out.
With regard to turning the rida' or 'abayah inside out before that,
the more correct view is that this is not prescribed and is contrary
to the Sunnah. May Allaah help us all.
Kitaab Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him)
– vol 13, p.83.

Dought & clear,- Prayers on various occasions ,- Praying in Hijr Ismaa‘eel.

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Is it permissible to pray in Hijr Ismaa'eel and what are the virtues thereof?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We have previously explained that it is a mistake to call al-Hijr
"Hijr Ismaa'eel", becausethis Hijr only became a Hijr a long time
after thetime of Ismaa'eel (peace be upon him). The correct form is to
call it al-Hijr only, without attributing it to anyone.
See question number 22004 .
Secondly:
The Hijr is part of the Ka'bah, so whoever prays in it has prayed in
the Ka'bah, and praying in the Ka'bah is permissible with regard to
naafil prayers only, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) did. Al-Bukhaari (505) and Muslim (1329) narrated from
'Abd-Allah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) entered the Ka'bah, accompanied by Usaamah,
Bilaal and 'Uthmaan ibn Talhah al-Hajabi. He closed the door and
remained inside. Ibn 'Umar said: I asked Bilaal when he came out: What
did the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
do? He said: He put two pillars on his left, one pillar on his right,
and three pillars behind him – and at that time the House was built on
six pillars – then he prayed.
Abu Dawood (2028), al-Tirmidhi (876) and al-Nasaa'i (2912) narrated
from 'Aa'ishah that she said: I wanted to enter the House (the Ka'bah)
and pray inside it, but the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) took me by the hand and led me into al-Hijr and
said: "Pray in al-Hijr if you want to enter the House, for it is a
part of the House, but your people ran out of funds when they
(re)built the Ka'bah, so they left it outside the House."
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Obligatory (fard)
prayers are not valid inside the Ka'bah or on its roof, but they were
regarded as permissible by al-Shaafa'i and Abu Haneefah, because it is
amosque and because it isa place for naafil praying, so it should be a
place for obligatory prayers too, just like the area outside it. But
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And fromwheresoever you
start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam (at Makkah)" [al-Baqarah 2:149]. The worshipper
who is inside it or on its roof is not facing towards it. But the
basic principle with regard to naafil prayers is that the rulings on
them are less stringent, based on the fact that they may be prayed
whilst seated, facing a direction other than the qiblah, and, when
travelling, on one's mount.
Then he said: Naafil prayers are valid if offered inside the Ka'bah or
on its roof, and we do not know of any difference of opinion
concerning that,because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) prayed two rak'ahs inside the Ka'bah.
End quote from al-Mughni, 1/406
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about praying
inside it, and whether there is any advantage in doing so.
He replied: Praying inside Hijr Ismaa'eel is mustahabb, because it is
part of the Ka'bah, and itis narrated in a saheeh report from the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that he entered the
Ka'bah during the year of the conquest (of Makkah) and prayed two
rak'ahs inside it. The soundness of this hadith is agreed upon; the
hadeeth was narrated from Ibn 'Umar and Bilaal (may Allah be pleased
with them).
It is proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said to 'Aa'ishah when she wanted to enter the Ka'bah: "Pray in
al-Hijr," because it is part of the House (the Ka'bah).
With regard to obligatory prayers, it is better not to offer them
inside the Ka'bah or in Hijr Ismaa'eel, because the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) did not do that, and because some of
the scholars said that it (obligatory prayer) is not valid inside the
Ka'bah or in al-Hijr, because al-Hijr is part of the Ka'bah.
Thus it is known that what is prescribed is to offer obligatory
prayers outside the Ka'bah and outside al-Hijr, followingthe example
of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and so as
to avoid differing from those scholars who say that obligatory prayer
offered inside the Ka'bah or in al-Hijr is notvalid.
And Allah is the source ofstrength.
End quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (11/389)
To sum up: prayer inside al-Hijr is mustahabb, but it should be
limited to naafil prayers.
And Allah knows best.

Kindness surely pays back

One day, a poor boy whowas selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would askfor a meal at the next house. However, he lost
his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal
he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought
him alarge glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and thenasked, "How much
do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied."Mother has taught us never
to accept pay for akindness." He said....."Then I thank you from my
heart."
Year's later that young woman became criticallyill. The local doctors
were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
in a specialist to study her rare disease. After a long struggle,
thebattle was won. Finally business office pass the final bill to
specialist for approval. He looked at it,then wrote something on the
edge and the bill was sent back.
When she got the bill, she feared to open it, forshe was sure it would
take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and
something caught her attention on the side of the bill.
She read these words....."Paid in full with one glass of milk"

Story of a pious woman at the time of Ferawoon

On the Prophet Muhammad's (sul Allahu alayhi wassalaam) Night Journey
to Jerusalem:
The Prophet (sul Allahu alayhi wassalaam) smelled a very nice odor.He
asked Jibril about thispleasant scent and Jibril informed him this
good smell was coming from the grave of the woman whose duty used to
be to comb Pharaoh's daughter's hair.
This woman was a good,pious believer. One day, as she was combing
Pharaoh's daughter's hair, the comb fell from her hand. At this she
said, "Bismillah." Pharaoh's daughter asked her, "Do you have a god
other than my father?" The woman said, "Yes. My Lord and the Lord of
your father isAllah." Pharaoh's daughter told her father what had
happened. Pharaoh demanded this woman blaspheme and leave Islam, but
she refused. At that, Pharaohthreatened to kill her children.
He brought a great pot of water and built a great fire under it.
Whenthe water boiled, Pharaoh brought her children and started to drop
them into that pot one after the other. Throughout all this, the woman
remained steadfast to Islam, even when Pharaoh reached her youngest
child--a little boy still breast feeding--but she felt pityfor him. At
that, Allah enabled this child to speak. He said to his mother, "O
Mother, be patient. The torture of the Hereafter is far moresevere
than the torture of this life, and do not be reluctant, because you
are right."
At this the woman requested Pharaoh collect her bones and the bones of
her children and bury them in the same grave. Pharaoh promised her
that--then dropped her into that boiling water. She died as a martyr.
The good odor the Prophet (sul Allahu alayhi wassalaam) smelled coming
from hergrave is an indication of her high status.
[May Allah make us like these people.]