وَيَسْتَحِبُّ إِخْرَاجُ الدَّوَابِّ وَالشُّيُوخِ الْكِبَارِ وَالْأَطْفَالِ... وَيَقُومُ الْإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ وَالنَّاسُ جُلُوسٌ... وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ قَلْبُ رِدَاءٍ إِلَّا لِلْإِمَامِ عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ
• Who is brought out: The text recommends bringing animals, elderly people and children out for Istisqa.
• Posture for supplication: The Imam stands facing the Qiblah with hands raised in supplication while the people remain seated.
• Turning the cloak: The text does not prescribe turning the cloak for the general congregation; according to Imam Abu Yusuf, it is mentioned for the Imam.
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Invocations of the Vulnerable and Shifting the Cloak
Istisqa: Prayer for Rain and Related Rulings
وَيَسْتَحِبُّ إِخْرَاجُ الدَّوَابِّ وَالشُّيُوخِ الْكِبَارِ وَالْأَطْفَالِ... وَيَقُومُ الْإِمَامُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ وَالنَّاسُ جُلُوسٌ... وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ قَلْبُ رِدَاءٍ إِلَّا لِلْإِمَامِ عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ
• Who is brought out: The text recommends bringing animals, elderly people and children out for Istisqa.
• Posture for supplication: The Imam stands facing the Qiblah with hands raised in supplication while the people remain seated.
• Turning the cloak: The text does not prescribe turning the cloak for the general congregation; according to Imam Abu Yusuf, it is mentioned for the Imam.