Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has called on residents to perform rain-seeking prayer (Salat Al-Istisqa) across the Kingdom on Thursday, November 13.
A statement issued by the Saudi Royal Court read, "everyone is urged to increase repentance, seek forgiveness, return to God Almighty, show kindness to His servants, and increase voluntary acts of worship such as giving charity, performing extra prayers, and engaging in remembrance of God."
Salat al Istisqa is a special prayer in which worshippers repent and ask God for mercy, relief, and rainfall. It is typically followed by a sermon in which the imam urges the community to seek forgiveness and sincerely ask God to send rain