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Imams of Istisqa Salah at Masjid al-Haram (2001-2026)

Haniya Hassan
November 7, 2026
Complete list of the imams and khateebs who led the Istisqa salat, the prayer for rain, at Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah.
List of Imams of Istisqa Salah at Masjid al Haram
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Complete list of the imams and khateebs who led the Istisqa salat, the prayer for rain, at Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah.

Year (AH)Hijri DateGregorian DateImam
142213 Sha’ban29 October 2001Sheikh Muhammad Al-Subayyil
142230 Sha’ban15 November 2001Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142214 Ramadan29 November 2001Sheikh Omar Al-Subayyil
142212 Shawwal27 December 2001Sheikh Muhammad Al-Subayyil
14227 Dhu al-Qa’dah21 January 2002Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid
14222 Dhu al-Hijjah14 February 2002Sheikh Usamah Khayyat
142329 Sha’ban4 November 2002Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142316 Ramadan21 November 2002Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142320 Dhu al-Qa’dah23 January 2003Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid
142417 Muharram20 March 2003Sheikh Muhammad Al-Subayyil
14245 Safar7 April 2003Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142415 Dhu al-Qa’dah7 January 2004Sheikh Usamah Khayyat
14256 Muharram26 February 2004Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142511 Safar1 April 2004Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142521 Ramadan4 November 2004Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142529 Dhu al-Qa’dah10 January 2005Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14268 Muharram17 February 2005Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14265 Rabi’ al-Awwal14 April 2005Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142618 Rabi’ al-Thani26 May 2005Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14268 Shawwal10 November 2005Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142624 Dhu al-Hijjah24 January 2006Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142715 Muharram14 February 2006Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
142722 Shawwal13 November 2006Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142812 Muharram31 January 2007Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
14288 Shawwal20 October 2007Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14284 Dhu al-Hijjah14 December 2007Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142829 Dhu al-Hijjah8 January 2008Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14292 Safar9 February 2008Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
142925 Safar3 March 2008Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
142922 Rabi’ al-Thani28 April 2008Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
142922 Shawwal22 October 2008Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143017 Muharram14 January 2009Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
143023 Safar18 February 2009Sheikh Usamah Khayyat
143030 Shawwal19 October 2009Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
143026 Dhu al-Qa’dah14 November 2009Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
143125 Muharram11 January 2010Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143120 Rabi’ al-Thani5 April 2010Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14312 Dhu al-Hijjah8 November 2010Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
14327 Muharram13 December 2010Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143213 Safar17 January 2011Sheikh Usamah Khayyat
143221 Jumada al-Ula25 April 2011Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14324 Dhu al-Hijjah31 October 2011Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
14331 Safar26 December 2011Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143328 Rabi’ al-Awwal20 February 2012Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
14348 Rabi’ al-Thani18 February 2013Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
143624 Muharram17 November 2014Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
143623 Rabi’ al-Thani12 February 2015Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143716 Muharram29 October 2015Sheikh Khalid Al-Ghamdi
14374 Rabi’ al-Thani14 January 2016Sheikh Khalid Al-Ghamdi
143728 Rabi’ al-Thani7 February 2016Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143810 Safar10 November 2016Sheikh Bandar Baleela
143828 Rabi’ al-Thani26 January 2017Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143917 Safar6 November 2017Sheikh Abdullah Al-Juhany
143930 Rabi’ al-Awwal18 December 2017Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
143926 Jumada al-Ula12 February 2018Sheikh Faisal Ghazzawi
144016 Safar25 October 2018Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
14413 Rabi’ al-Awwal31 October 2019Sheikh Bandar Baleela
14417 Jumada al-Ula2 January 2020Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
14424 Rabi’ al-Thani19 November 2020Sheikh Abdullah Al-Juhany
144329 Rabi’ al-Awwal4 November 2021Sheikh Bandar Baleela
14439 Jumada al-Ula13 December 2021Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
144423 Rabi’ al-Thani17 November 2022Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
144520 Rajab1 February 2024Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
144626 Jumada al-Ula28 November 2024Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly
144722 Jumada al-Ula13 November 2025Sheikh Yasser Al-Dosari
144724 Sha’ban12 February 2026Sheikh Abdullah Al-Juhany

The Gregorian dates are converted from the Hijri dates on the list and may differ by one day.

Who Led the Most Istisqa Prayers

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais appears 20 times, the most on the list. Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim follows with 13 entries and Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib with 12.

Sheikh Usamah Khayyat has 4 entries. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Subayyil and Sheikh Bandar Baleela have 3 each.

Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, Sheikh Khalid Al-Ghamdi and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Juhany have 2 each. Sheikh Omar Al-Subayyil, Sheikh Faisal Ghazzawi and Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly have 1 each.

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Haniya is a business graduate from York University and an Islamic Information news correspondent.

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