Turning the cloak is associated with hope that conditions change and mercy arrives; its textual basis is the prophetic act.
It is not a validity condition for the two-rak‘ah prayer or supplication. Prayer conditions and recommended forms of supplication belong to different legal categories.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
Turning the cloak is associated with hope that conditions change and mercy arrives; its textual basis is the prophetic act.
It is not a validity condition for the two-rak‘ah prayer or supplication. Prayer conditions and recommended forms of supplication belong to different legal categories.