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Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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The Prayer for Seeking Rain (Salat Al-Istisqa)

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وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ تَحْوِيلِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ رِدَاءَهُ إِذَا اِسْتَسْقَى قَالَ «عَلاَمَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ تَحَوَّلَ اَلْجَدْبُ خِصْباً.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) was asked about why The Prophet (saws) would turn his cloak around when he prayed for rain (Istisqa'). Imam (a.s) said: "It was a sign between him and his companions, indicating that drought had turned into abundance."

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