LessonsSalat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic RulingsQuiz

وَلَا يَحْضُرُ أَهْلُ الذِّمَّةِ لِلِاسْتِسْقَاءِ.
Translation: The protected non-Muslim community is not brought to the istisqa gathering.

Ahl al-dhimmah is a classical legal term for non-Muslim residents under a protected covenant in a Muslim polity. This ruling concerns participation in the specifically religious istisqa assembly.

It should not be read as a statement denying ordinary civil rights or respectful treatment.

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Participation of the protected non-Muslim community

Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings

وَلَا يَحْضُرُ أَهْلُ الذِّمَّةِ لِلِاسْتِسْقَاءِ.
Translation: The protected non-Muslim community is not brought to the istisqa gathering.

Ahl al-dhimmah is a classical legal term for non-Muslim residents under a protected covenant in a Muslim polity. This ruling concerns participation in the specifically religious istisqa assembly.

It should not be read as a statement denying ordinary civil rights or respectful treatment.