They consist of two rakʿahs, each comprising two bowings and two standing recitations. The recitation in both is prolonged. In the first standing of the first rakʿah, he recites aloud, after al-Fātiḥah, Sūrat al-Baqarah or a comparable passage. He then bows, glorifying Allah for approximately half that length. He rises upright and, after al-Fātiḥah, recites Sūrat Āl ʿImrān or a comparable passage. He then bows, glorifying Allah for approximately half that length, and prostrates twice as in any other prayer. He then does the same in the second rakʿah: he recites during its standing and, in its bowing, glorifies Allah for half of what he recited and glorified in the first. Whether he delivers a sermon afterward is subject to two narrations, as mentioned under the prayer for rain.

[The Prayer for Rain]

As for the prayer for rain, it is recommended when rainfall has ceased and drought is feared. The person appointed to lead it begins by fasting for three days beforehand; during them, he refrains from injustice and dispute and reconciles those who are at odds. Its timing is like that of the Eid prayer. If someone is appointed to lead the Eid prayer in a given year, then, provided his jurisdiction is unrestricted, he may lead it every year unless he is removed. But if he is appointed to lead the eclipse and rain prayers in one year, he may not lead them in another year, even if his jurisdiction is unrestricted, unless he is separately appointed to do so. This is because the Eid prayer is a regular, recurring prayer, whereas the eclipse and rain prayers are contingent prayers. If rain falls during the prayer for rain, they complete it.

Whether he delivers a sermon afterward in thanksgiving is subject to two narrations: