Under the two students’ position:
1. The imam leads two units with audible recitation.
2. He delivers the sermon; they differ about whether it is one or two.
3. He faces the qiblah for supplication.
4. The imam turns his cloak; the people do not.
Seeking forgiveness and rain remains the purpose throughout.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
Under the two students’ position:
1. The imam leads two units with audible recitation.
2. He delivers the sermon; they differ about whether it is one or two.
3. He faces the qiblah for supplication.
4. The imam turns his cloak; the people do not.
Seeking forgiveness and rain remains the purpose throughout.