وَيَقْلِبُ الْإِمَامُ رِدَاءَهُ، وَلَا يَقْلِبُ الْقَوْمُ أَرْدِيَتَهُمْ.
Translation: The imam turns his cloak, but the people do not turn their cloaks.
Yaq libu rida’ahu means the imam turns or reverses his cloak. The act is connected to the reported prophetic practice during supplication.
The text explicitly distinguishes the imam from the congregation: the imam turns his cloak; the followers do not.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
وَيَقْلِبُ الْإِمَامُ رِدَاءَهُ، وَلَا يَقْلِبُ الْقَوْمُ أَرْدِيَتَهُمْ.
Translation: The imam turns his cloak, but the people do not turn their cloaks.
Yaq libu rida’ahu means the imam turns or reverses his cloak. The act is connected to the reported prophetic practice during supplication.
The text explicitly distinguishes the imam from the congregation: the imam turns his cloak; the followers do not.