Jordan.. Istisqa prayer to be held in all regions this afternoon

Arab Weather - Jordanians will perform the Istisqa prayer this afternoon, Saturday, in a number of mosques in various regions of the Kingdom, in response to the call of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, due to the delay in the rain, and in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.

The Ministry urged people to increase their seeking of forgiveness, repentance, charity, fasting, returning grievances to their owners, and maintaining family ties, in order to emphasize the promotion of noble Islamic values.

The Ministry also published a list of prayer places designated for performing the Istisqa prayer in all governorates of the Kingdom.

What is the Istisqa prayer?

Istisqa prayer is a Muslim’s request to Allah - the Almighty - to send down rain when it is delayed, in order to meet the need of living beings for water. This act of worship consists of performing a special prayer and a sermon that includes supplication and seeking forgiveness.

How to perform the Istisqa prayer

Two rak'ahs are performed in congregation without the call to prayer or the iqama, and it is preferable to be in the prayer area. It is performed outside the times of dislike.

Jurists’ opinions on performance:

• Shafi’i and Hanbali: It is performed like the Eid prayer, with seven takbirs in the first rak’ah and five in the second, based on the hadith of Ibn Abbas.
• Maliki: It is performed like two voluntary rak’ahs without additional takbirs.
• Aloud: Scholars agree that the prayer is performed aloud, with the recitation of surahs such as “Al-A’la and Al-Ghashiyah” or “Qaf and Nuh.”

Istisqa prayer sermon

• Maliki and Shafi’i: Two sermons after the prayer, like the Eid sermon.
• Hanbalis: One sermon.

The preacher recommends increasing repentance, giving charity, redressing wrongs, and maintaining family ties. It is also recommended to increase seeking forgiveness, as God Almighty says:

(Then I said, “Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving.”)

Etiquette and Sunnahs of Istisqa Prayer

• Go out with humility and reverence.
• Supplication and prayer to God.
• Changing the cloak as an optimism for a change in circumstances.

Traditional supplication formulas

• (Oh God, give us rain, oh God, give us rain, oh God, give us rain).
• (O Allah, around us, not on us...)
• (O Allah, send us abundant, beneficial, and terrifying rain...)

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