Hanafi ruling: the imam turns his cloak; the people do not. The explicit phrase from the matn makes the distinction.
Al-Shafi‘i and Malik are reported to extend the practice to the congregation as following the imam in this symbolic act. The dispute is about whether imitation covers this particular gesture.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
Hanafi ruling: the imam turns his cloak; the people do not. The explicit phrase from the matn makes the distinction.
Al-Shafi‘i and Malik are reported to extend the practice to the congregation as following the imam in this symbolic act. The dispute is about whether imitation covers this particular gesture.