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Is Salat-al-Ayat in the event of an earthquake mandatory only for the Shia? Do the Sunni's have to pray it as well?

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Is Salat-al-Ayat in the event of an earthquake mandatory only for the Shia? Do the Sunni's have to pray it as well?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago

Salatul Ayat is mandatory in the event of earthquake in all Muslim schools including Sunni and Shia. You can read details of it in famous Sunni books like Bidayat Al-Mujtahids by Ibn Rushd and Al-Fiqh alal Mathaahib Al-Arba'ah by Al-Jazeeri.

Wassalam.