Kusuf is the solar-eclipse prayer; Abu Hanifah’s described form does not include a formal sermon.
Istisqa seeks rain: Abu Hanifah does not affirm a fixed congregational sunnah, whereas the students prescribe two units followed by a sermon.
Calling both simply “two voluntary units” conceals their distinct congregation-and-sermon rulings.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
Kusuf is the solar-eclipse prayer; Abu Hanifah’s described form does not include a formal sermon.
Istisqa seeks rain: Abu Hanifah does not affirm a fixed congregational sunnah, whereas the students prescribe two units followed by a sermon.
Calling both simply “two voluntary units” conceals their distinct congregation-and-sermon rulings.