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Overview
Istisqa' is asking for watering — asking God to send down rain by a prescribed means when it is needed. 1
Ruling
The Shafi'is, Hanbalis and Muhammad b. al-Hasan of the Hanafis hold it an emphatic sunna whether by supplication with prayer or supplication alone, as the Prophet ﷺ, his Companions and the Muslims after them did; Abu Hanifa held only the supplication is sunna. For the Malikis it is emphatic sunna in drought, recommended for the well-watered on behalf of the drought-stricken, and permissible otherwise. 1
Basis
It is established by text and consensus: "ask your Lord's forgiveness — He will send the sky upon you in torrents," and the practice of the Prophet, his caliphs and the Muslims. 2
Connections
- Based on
- Muwatta 511· Muwatta 512· Muwatta 513· Muwatta 514· Muwatta 515
People and things also explored
Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muhammad· Du'a (supplication)· Malik ibn Anas· Abdallah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm· 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb· Anas ibn Malik· Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Ansari
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.2385
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.2386
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Rain prayer (istisqa)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/salat-al-istisqa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.