LessonsSalat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic RulingsQuiz

وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ وَمُحَمَّدٌ رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ: يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، يَجْهَرُ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ،
Translation: According to Abu Yusuf and Muhammad, the imam leads two rak‘ahs, reciting aloud in both.

Rak‘atayn means two units, and yajhar fihima requires audible recitation in both. The prayer has the usual two-rak‘ah structure; no novel obligatory acts are introduced.

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Two units and audible recitation

Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings

وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ وَمُحَمَّدٌ رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ: يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، يَجْهَرُ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ،
Translation: According to Abu Yusuf and Muhammad, the imam leads two rak‘ahs, reciting aloud in both.

Rak‘atayn means two units, and yajhar fihima requires audible recitation in both. The prayer has the usual two-rak‘ah structure; no novel obligatory acts are introduced.