How many (rak'ahs) are there in the prayer for rain (Salat Al-Istisqa')?
باب كَمْ صَلاَةُ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa')(view book)
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1520
It was narrated from Abdullah bin Zaid that:
The Prophet ﷺ went out to pray for rain, and he prayed two rak'ahs facing the Qiblah.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)