Abu Hanifah emphasizes supplication and istighfar while withholding recognition of a fixed congregational sunnah.
The two students cite the reported prophetic two-unit prayer with audible recitation as support for that ritual form.
The dispute is about the specific congregational prescription, not the underlying validity of seeking rain.
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Salat al-Istisqa: Supplication for Rain and Juristic Rulings
Abu Hanifah emphasizes supplication and istighfar while withholding recognition of a fixed congregational sunnah.
The two students cite the reported prophetic two-unit prayer with audible recitation as support for that ritual form.
The dispute is about the specific congregational prescription, not the underlying validity of seeking rain.