Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 93
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 93 Holy Prophet sa performed three Ruk u‘ in one Rak‘at. Then the Im a m should go into Sajdah position. Lengthy supplications should be made in Ruk u‘ as well as in Sajdah of this Prayer. At the end of the Prayer, the Im a m should deliver a sermon, in which he should draw the attention of people to the subject of asking forgiveness from God Almighty and he should discuss ways and means of reforming society. PRAYER TO INVOKE RAIN When there is a drought due to lack of rain, people might invite the mercy of God Almighty by gathering in an open field for Prayer, during the day. The Im a m should wear a sheet of cloth as his outer garment and lead a two Rak‘ a t Prayer. The recitation in this Prayer should also be aloud. After the Prayer, the Im a m should lead the congregation by raising his hands in Prayer and he should recite the following: ﺮ ﻌﺎ ﻣ���ﺎ ﻏ��ﺎ اﺳﻘﻨﺎ ��ًّْْا ﻠ ًًَََُُِِّّْْٰﻣ ُِّﻳ َﻟ ، ري ﻧﺎ ﻌﺎ ََْ ًِﻏ َّﻓ ٍَّﺿﺂر، ري ََْﻋﺎﺟﻼ ًَِﻏ آ ٍِﺟﻞ. ��َُّّٰا ﻠ َﻟ رمحﺘک ﺮ وا وﺑﻬﺎﺋﻤک ﻋﺒﺎدک َََََََََُْْْا ﻖ ََََِِِْﻧﺸ ﺳ ﻠﺪک ََََوا ىي ِْﺑ ََﺣ ََِّاملﻴﺖ. اﺳﻘﻨﺎ ��ََُِّّْٰا ﻠ َﻟ ، اﺳﻘﻨﺎ ��ََُِّّْٰا ﻠ َﻟ. Transliteration: All a hummasqin a ghaitham-mugh i tham-mur i‘ an- n a fi‘an ghaira dh a rin, ‘ a jilan ghaira a jil. All a hummasqi ‘ib a daka wa bah a’ imaka wanshur ra h mataka wa a h yi baladakal-mayyita. All a hummasqin a , All a hummasqin a. (Sunan Ab i D a w u d,