LessonsSalat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic RulingsQuiz

فَإِنْ صَلَّى النَّاسُ وُحْدَانًا جَازَ، وَإِنَّمَا الِاسْتِسْقَاءُ: الدُّعَاءُ وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ.
Translation: If people pray individually, it is permissible; istisqa itself consists of supplication and seeking forgiveness.

Wuhdan means praying individually. The term jaza establishes permissibility of individual voluntary prayer. The point denied is a fixed congregational sunnah form.

Permitting an act individually and recognizing it as a prescribed congregational sunnah are separate legal questions.

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Individual prayer and the central act

Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings

فَإِنْ صَلَّى النَّاسُ وُحْدَانًا جَازَ، وَإِنَّمَا الِاسْتِسْقَاءُ: الدُّعَاءُ وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ.
Translation: If people pray individually, it is permissible; istisqa itself consists of supplication and seeking forgiveness.

Wuhdan means praying individually. The term jaza establishes permissibility of individual voluntary prayer. The point denied is a fixed congregational sunnah form.

Permitting an act individually and recognizing it as a prescribed congregational sunnah are separate legal questions.