Sunan an-Nasa'i
Book 17: The Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa')
كتاب الاستسقاء
25 hadith in this book
1When should the imam pray for rainباب مَتَى يَسْتَسْقِي الإِمَامُ2The imam going out to the prayer place to pray for rainباب خُرُوجِ الإِمَامِ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى لِلاِسْتِسْقَاءِ3The recommended condition for the imam to be in if he goes outباب الْحَالِ الَّتِي يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا خَرَجَ4The imam sitting on the minbar to pray for rainباب جُلُوسِ الإِمَامِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ لِلاِسْتِسْقَاءِ5The imam turning his back to the people when supplicating during prayers for rainباب تَحْوِيلِ الإِمَامِ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عِنْدَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ6The imam turning his rida' around when praying for rainباب تَقْلِيبِ الإِمَامِ الرِّدَاءَ عِنْدَ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ7When should the imam turn his rida' around?باب مَتَى يُحَوِّلُ الإِمَامُ رِدَاءَهُ8The imam raising his handsباب رَفْعِ الإِمَامِ يَدَهُ9How to raise the handsباب كَيْفَ يَرْفَعُ10The supplicationباب ذِكْرِ الدُّعَاءِ11Prayer after the supplicationباب الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الدُّعَاءِ12How many (rak'ahs) are there in the prayer for rain (Salat Al-Istisqa')?باب كَمْ صَلاَةُ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ13How is the prayer for rain performed?باب كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ14Reciting Qur'an loudly for the prayer for rainباب الْجَهْرِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي صَلاَةِ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ15What to say when it rainsباب الْقَوْلِ عِنْدَ الْمَطَرِ16It is Makruh to attribute rain to the starsباب كَرَاهِيَةِ الاِسْتِمْطَارِ بِالْكَوْكَبِ17Imam asking for rain to be stopped if he fears that it may cause harmباب مَسْأَلَةِ الإِمَامِ رَفْعَ الْمَطَرِ إِذَا خَافَ ضَرَرَهُ18Imam raising his hands when asking for rain to stopباب رَفْعِ الإِمَامِ يَدَيْهِ عِنْدَ مَسْأَلَةِ إِمْسَاكِ الْمَطَرِ
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