A man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off. So please invoke Allah." So Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and it rained from that Friday to the next Friday. Then he came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ I and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the livestock are destroyed." So Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, "O Allah! (Let it rain) on the tops of mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1017)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي وَانْقَطَعَتْ سُبُلُ النَّاسِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللهَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَمُطِرْنَا مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ وَالْآكَامِ وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ قَالَ فَانْجَابَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ انْجِيَابَ الثَّوْبِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went out to the place of prayer, seeking rain, and he faced the qibla, and he turned his cloak and performed two units of prayer.  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the prayer for rain, I came to him and said, "We performed the prayer in the mosque for the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for rain." He said, "No, rather he sent the son of your brother, meaning Al-Walid, who was the governor of the city at that time." Ibn Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out, appearing modest and humble, beseeching Allah. He sat on the pulpit and did not give a sermon like yours, but he remained in supplication, beseeching, and Takbir. He then prayed two Rak'ahs as he used to pray on the two Eids."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا تَمَارَيْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ أَرْسَلَ ابْنُ أَخِيكُمْ يَعْنِي الْوَلِيدَ وَهُوَ أَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَضَرِّعًا فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ خُطْبَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَالتَّضَرُّعِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ  

“One of the chiefs* sent me to Ibn ‘Abbas to ask him about the prayer for rain. Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘What kept him from asking me?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out humbly, walking with a humble and moderate gait, imploring, and he performed two Rak’ah as he used to pray for ‘Eid, but he did not give a sermon like this sermon of yours.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1266)   

أَنْ يَسْأَلَنِي؟ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَخَشِّعًا مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَضَرِّعًا مُتَرَسِّلًا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدِ وَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ كَخُطْبَتِكُمْ  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Seek for me weak persons, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings. Abu Dawud said: Zaid b. Artat is the brother of 'Adi b. Artat. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2594)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ابْغُونِيَ الضُّعَفَاءَ فَإِنَّمَا تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ  

[Machine] "He has virtue over those who are below him among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ . The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'Indeed, Allah supports this nation through its weak by means of their supplications, prayers, and sincerity.'"  

أَنَّ لَهُ فَضْلًا عَلَى مَنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا نَصَرَ اللهُ ﷻ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ بِضَعِيفِهَا بِدَعْوَتِهِمْ وَصَلَاتِهِمْ وَإِخْلَاصِهِمْ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , he said: "Hold on a moment, from Allah, hold on a moment. Verily, had it not been for young men who are humble, and animals that are content, and elderly people who bow down in prayer, and infants who are breastfed, punishment would have poured upon you like a torrent. This hadith is narrated by Ibrahim bin Kuthaym, who is not considered very strong, and he has another separate chain of narration that is also not very strong."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَهْلًا عَنِ اللهِ مَهْلًا فَإِنَّهُ لَوْلَا شَبَابُ خُشَّعٌ وَبَهَائِمٌ رُتَّعٌ وَشُيُوخٌ رُكَّعٌ وَأَطْفَالٌ رُضَّعٌ لَصُبَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَذَابُ صَبًّا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ بِإِسْنَادٍ آخَرَ غَيْرِ قَوِيٍّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If it were not for the worshippers of Allah, the kneeling animals, the infants being breastfed, and the roaming animals, surely punishment would rain down upon you abundantly, and you would be left yearning for mercy."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْلَا عِبَادُ اللهِ رُكَّعٌ وَصِبْيَةٌ رُضَّعٌ وَبَهَائِمٌ رُتَّعٌ لَصُبَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَذَابُ صَبًّا ثُمَّ لَتَرْضُنَّ رِضًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three supplications that are not rejected: the supplication of a parent, the supplication of a fasting person, and the supplication of a traveler."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثُ دَعَوَاتٍ لَا تُرَدُّ دَعْوَةُ الْوَالِدِ وَدَعْوَةُ الصَّائِمِ وَدَعْوَةُ الْمُسَافِرِ  

“There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed person; Allah raises it up above the clouds and opens the gates of heaven to it. And the Lord says: ‘By My might, I shall surely aid you, even if it should be after a while.’” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3598)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا تُرَدُّ دَعْوَتُهُمُ الْإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ وَالصَّائِمُ حَتَّى يُفْطِرَ وَدَعْوَةُ الْمَظْلُومِ تُحْمَلُ عَلَى الْغَمَامِ وَتُفْتَحُ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ وَعِزَّتِي لَأَنْصُرَنَّكَ وَلَوْ بَعْدَ حِينٍ  

O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying: "O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do" (xxiii. 51). And He said: "O those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you" (ii. 172). He then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted? (Using translation from Muslim 1015)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ طَيِّبٌ لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلَّا الطَّيِّبَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ} [المؤمنون 51] وَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ} [البقرة 172] ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلُ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَقَدْ غُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah has said, 'Whoever shows hostility towards a close friend of Mine, I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to me than the duties I have obligated upon him. My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory acts of worship until I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he grasps, and his leg with which he walks. If he were to ask Me, I would surely give to him; and if he were to seek refuge in Me, I would surely protect him.' And the rest of the Hadith, I have mentioned it in the book of names and attributes with its interpretation."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ بَارَزَنِي بِالْحَرْبِ وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدٌ بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا زَالَ يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا وَلَئِنْ سَأَلَنِي عَبْدِي أَعْطَيْتُهُ وَلَئِنْ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُهُ فِي كِتَابِ الْأَسْمَاءِ وَالصِّفَاتِ مَعَ تَأْوِيلِهِ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ said, "The doors of heaven are opened every Monday and Thursday, and every slave who does not associate anything with Allah will be forgiven, except for the one who has enmity between him and his brother." He said, "Wait for these two to reconcile." Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Bakr ibn Abu Darim Al-Hafiz in Kufa informed us, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Hadrami informed us, Othman ibn Abi Shaybah informed us, from Jarir, from Suhail, who mentioned it with the same meaning, except that he said, "Wait for these two to reconcile twice."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ تُفْتَحُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فِي كُلِّ اثْنَيْنِ وَخَمِيسٍ فَيُغْفَرُ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا امْرَأً بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَخِيهِ شَحْنَاءُ قَالَ فَيُقَالُ انْتَظِرْ هَذَيْنِ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحَا وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي دَارِمٍ الْحَافِظُ بِالْكُوفَةِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ انْظُرُوا هَذَيْنِ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحَا مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "No community has ever violated a treaty but that there was killing among them, and no indecency appeared among a people but that Allah brought death upon them, and no people withheld zakat but that Allah withheld rain from them."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا نَقْضَ قَوْمٌ الْعَهْدَ قَطُّ إِلَّا كَانَ الْقَتْلُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمَا ظَهَرَتْ فَاحِشَةٌ فِي قَوْمٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا سَلَّطَ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَوْتَ وَلَا مَنَعَ قَوْمٌ الزَّكَاةَ إِلَّا حَبَسَ اللهُ عَنْهُمُ الْقَطْرَ كَذَا  

[Machine] No people have ever violated a covenant without Allah subjecting their enemy to them. And no obscene conduct became widespread among a people except that Allah inflicted them with death. And no people have reduced the scales [of justice] except that Allah caused them to suffer from famine. And no people have withheld zakah except that Allah withheld rainfall from the heavens. And whenever a people judge with partiality, they will likely experience a disaster. And [the Prophet] said, "And killing."  

مَا نَقَضَ قَوْمٌ الْعَهْدَ قَطُّ إِلَّا سَلَّطَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوَّهُمْ وَلَا فَشَتِ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي قَوْمٍ إِلَّا أَخَذَهُمُ اللهُ بِالْمَوْتِ وَمَا طَفَّفَ قَوْمٌ الْمِيزَانَ إِلَّا أَخَذَهُمُ اللهُ بِالسِّنِينَ وَمَا مَنَعَ قَوْمٌ الزَّكَاةَ إِلَّا مَنَعَهُمُ اللهُ الْقَطْرَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا جَارَ قَوْمٌ فِي حُكْمٍ إِلَّا كَانَ الْبَأْسُ بَيْنَهُمْ أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ وَالْقَتْلُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with the people to seek rain. He prayed two loud-rak'ahs, reciting in them. Then, he turned his cloak inside out and sought rain and faced the Qiblah. He did more than this, as reported by 'Abd al-Razzaq, and he raised his hands and supplicated, so he was supplicated to, and he sought rain 6400. Abu Bakr ibn al-Harith al-Faqih informed us, 'Ali ibn 'Umar al-Hafidh narrated to us, al-Husayn ibn Isma'il narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Rabi narrated to us, 'Abd al-Razzaq mentioned him with his addition.  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالنَّاسِ يَسْتَسْقِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَهَرَ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهِمَا وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَاسْتَسْقَى وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ زَادَ غَيْرُهُ فِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ يَدْعُو فَدَعَا وَاسْتَسْقَى 6400 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِزِيَادَتِهِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out one day to pray for rain. He led us in praying two Rak’ah without any Adhan or Iqamah, then he addressed us and supplicated to Allah. He turned to face the Qiblah, raising his hands, then he turned his cloak around, putting its right on the left and its left on the right.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1268)   

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِلَا أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ خَطَبَنَا فَدَعَا اللهَ وَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَلْبَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَيْسَرِ وَالْأَيْسَرَ عَلَى الْأَيْمَنِ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ  

[Machine] reported to have asked the Prophet ﷺ about his prayer during the prayer for rain. The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No, but your cousin sent you. Even if he had sent someone else, he would have asked about it. Then Ibn Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out looking humble and supplicating until he sat on the pulpit. He did not give a sermon like yours, but he continued to make supplications, humble himself, and recite takbeer. Then he prayed two Rak'ahs as he used to pray on Eid." This is the narration of Ibrahim ibn Musa and the narration of Yahya ibn Yahya with its meaning, except that Al-Walid ibn Utbah said, "Abu Dawud As-Sijistani considered Ibn Utbah's saying as correct. May Allah have mercy on him." This narration suggests that his supplication was before the prayer and he did not stop making supplications.  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّا تَمَارَيْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ أَرْسَلَكَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ فَسَأَلَ مَا كَانَ بِذَاكَ بَأْسٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَضَرِّعًا حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ كَخُطْبَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَالتَّضَرُّعِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُوسَى وَحَدِيثُ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ السِّجِسْتَانِيُّ الصَّوَابُ ابْنُ عُتْبَةَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ يُوهِمُ أَنَّ دُعَاءَهُ كَانَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَدْ  

[Machine] In English: "That he would come to me and ask me? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out humbly, supplicating and humbling himself, and he did not deliver your sermon that way. He prayed two units of prayer as he prays on Eid. Sufyan said: I said to the Shaykh, is the sermon before the two units of prayer or after them? He said: I do not know, so this indicates that Hisham did not memorize it and he had…"  

أَنْ يَأْتِيَنِي فَيَسْأَلَنِي؟ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَضَرِّعًا مُتَذَلِّلًا فَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ خُطْبَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قُلْتُ لِلشَّيْخِ الْخُطْبَةُ قَبْلَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ بَعْدَهَا قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي فَهَذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ هِشَامًا كَانَ لَا يَحْفَظُهُ وَقَدْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out humbly and humbly when he sought rain, as he does on the two Eids. This was narrated by Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tinisi from Ismail bin Rabia in its meaning.  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ اسْتَسْقَى مُتَخَشِّعًا مُتَذَلِّلًا كَمَا يَصْنَعُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَرَوَاهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ التِّنِّيسِيُّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ draped his cloak over his left shoulder, placing his right hand on his left hand, and performed the two Rak'ahs. He invoked Takbir seven times in the first Rak'ah, recited "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika" (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You) and recited Surah Al-A'la (The Most High). In the second Rak'ah, he invoked Takbir five times.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَلَبُ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَمِينَهُ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ وَيَسَارَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَكَبَّرَ فِي الْأُولَى بِسَبْعِ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَقَرَأَ بِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقَرَأَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ وَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ  

[Machine] On both Eid days, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to seek rain. He performed two Rak'ahs (units of prayer) without Adhan or Iqamah. He said twelve Takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar) in them, seven in the first and five in the second. He recited aloud in the prayer, then he turned away and delivered a sermon. He faced the Qiblah (direction of prayer) and turned his cloak. Then Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz sought rain. This is not a strong Hadith, and it is strengthened by the previous evidence.  

مِثْلُ السُّنَّةِ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَسْقِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ وَكَبَّرَ فِيهِمَا ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ تَكْبِيرَةً سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولَى وَخَمْسًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَجَهَرَ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَخَطَبَ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَسْقَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ هَذَا غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ وَهُوَ بِمَا قَبْلَهُ مِنَ الشَّوَاهِدِ يَقْوَى  

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Ansari went out to seek rain from the people. He then prayed two rak'ahs and sought rain. On that day, I met Zaid ibn Arqam, and there was no one between him and me except one man. I asked him, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wage?" He said, "Nineteen battles." I asked, "How many battles did you participate in with him?" He said, "Seventeen battles." I asked, "Which was the first battle that he fought?" He said, "The Battle of Ushayrah or the Battle of Ushayra."  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي بِالنَّاسِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اسْتَسْقَى فَلَقِيتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ غَيْرُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ رَجُلٌ قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ فَمَا أَوَّلُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا؟ قَالَ ذَاتُ الْعُسَيْرَةِ أَوْ ذَاتِ الْعُشَيْرَةِ  

[Machine] He heard his paternal uncle, who was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out one day to pray for rain. He turned his back to the people, raised his hands and supplicated to Allah. Then he faced the qibla (direction of prayer), turned his cloak inside out, and prayed two units of prayer. Ibn Abi Dhia'b, a narrator of the hadith, recited in them. Ibn Wahb said that he meant reciting them loudly.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَمَّهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهَ يَدْعُو اللهَ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا قَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ يُرِيدُ الْجَهْرَ  

The people complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of the lack of rain, so he gave an order for a pulpit. It was then set up for him in the place of prayer. He fixed a day for the people on which they should come out. Aisha said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when the rim of the sun appeared, sat down on the pulpit, and having pronounced the greatness of Allah and expressed His praise, he said: You have complained of drought in your homes, and of the delay in receiving rain at the beginning of its season. Allah has ordered you to supplicate Him has and promised that He will answer your prayer. Then he said: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, the Compassionate, the Merciful, the Master of the Day of Judgment. There is no god but Allah Who does what He wishes. O Allah, Thou art Allah, there is no deity but Thou, the Rich, while we are the poor. Send down the rain upon us and make what Thou sendest down a strength and satisfaction for a time. He then raised his hands, and kept raising them till the whiteness under his armpits was visible. He then turned his back to the people and inverted or turned round his cloak while keeping his hands aloft. He then faced the people, descended and prayed two rak'ahs. Allah then produced a cloud, and the storm of thunder and lightning came on. Then the rain fell by Allah's permission, and before he reached his mosque streams were flowing. When he saw the speed with which the people were seeking shelter, he ﷺ laughed till his back teeth were visible. Then he said: I testify that Allah is Omnipotent and that I am Allah's servant and apostle. Abu Dawud said: This is a ghraib (rate) tradition, but its chain is sound. The people of Medina recite "maliki" (instead of maaliki) yawm al-din" (the master of the Day of Judgement). But this tradition (in which the word maalik occurs) is an evidence for them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1173)   

شَكَيَ النَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قُحُوطَ الْمَطَرِ فَأَمَرَ بِمِنْبَرٍ فَوُضِعَ لَهُ فِي الْمُصَلَّى وَوَعَدَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ بَدَا حَاجِبُ الشَّمْسِ فَقَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ اللهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ شَكَوْتُمْ جَدْبَ دِيَارِكُمْ وَاسْتِيخَارَ الْمَطَرِ عَنْ إِبَّانِ زَمَانِهِ عَنْكُمْ وَقَدْ أَمَرَكُمُ اللهُ ﷻ أَنْ تَدَعُوهُ وَوَعَدَكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمِنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الْفُقَرَاءُ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا الْغَيْثَ وَاجْعَلْ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ لَنَا قُوَّةً وَبَلَاغًا إِلَى حِينٍ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ فِي الرَّفْعِ حَتَّى بَدَا بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَقَلَبَ أَوْ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَهُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَنْشَأَ اللهُ تَعَالَى سَحَابًا فَرَعَدَتْ وَبَرَقَتْ ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ تَعَالَى فَلَمْ يَأْتِ مَسْجِدَهُ حَتَّى سَالَتِ السُّيُولُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى سُرْعَتَهُمْ إِلَى الْكَنِّ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ وَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنِّي عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Yazid al-Ansari went out to seek rain and he had seen the Prophet ﷺ. He went out with al-Bara bin 'Azib and Zaid bin Arqam. Abu Ishaq said, "I was also with them. He stood on his two feet on a platform, then sought rain and sought forgiveness. Then he prayed two Rak'ahs with us, and he recited them aloud. He did not call the Adhan nor the Iqamah that day."  

خَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَسْتَسْقِي وَقَدْ كَانَ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَخَرَجَ فِيمَنْ خَرَجَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَامَ قَائِمًا عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِنْبَرٍ فَاسْتَسْقَى وَاسْتَغْفَرَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَنَحْنُ خَلْفَهُ يَجْهَرُ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ لَمْ يُؤَذِّنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَمْ يُقِمْ  

[Machine] His uncle, one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , informed him that the Prophet ﷺ went out with the people to the prayer place and asked for rain for them. So he stood up and called out while facing the qibla, and he turned his cloak. Then they were poured with rain. Abu Amr Al-Adibi informed us, Abu Bakr Al-Isma'ili informed us, Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu Al-Yaman mentioned it in a similar way except that he said: "He called upon Allah while standing and said, 'Give us drink.'"  

أَنَّ عَمَّهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ فَقَامَ فَدَعَا قَائِمًا ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَسُقُوا وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَدَعَا اللهَ قَائِمًا وَقَالَ فَاسْقُوا  

[Machine] Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to the prayer area to seek rain, and when he wanted to supplicate, he faced the qibla and flipped his cloak.  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي وَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to seek rain and turned his cloak, and in another narration by Ibn Mahdi, the Prophet ﷺ sought rain and turned his cloak.  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اسْتَسْقَى وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ  

Abd Allah b. Zaid al Mazini said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) went out to the place of prayer and made supplication or rain, and turned around his cloak when the faced the qiblah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1167)   

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ زَيْدٍ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ حِينَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ  

"He turned around his cloak, putting its right side on his left shoulder and its left side on his right shoulder. Thereafter he made supplication to Allah." (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1163)   

عَنْ عَمِّهِ فِي خُرُوجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ قَالَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ عِطَافَهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَجَعَلَ عِطَافَهُ الْأَيْسَرَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ دَعَا اللهَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to the place of prayer seeking rain. He turned his cloak inside out and faced the qibla (direction of prayer), and prayed two rak'ahs. According to the chain of narration, Sufyan said: Yahya bin Sa'id and Al-Mas'oodi narrated from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad, from Abbād bin Tamim, from Abdullah bin Zaid with this hadith. Al-Mas'oodi said, "So I asked Abu Bakr: Did he place his right hand on his left hand, or his left hand on his right hand?" He said, "No, rather he placed his right hand on his left hand."  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَالْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ الْمَسْعُودِيُّ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ أَجَعَلَ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ وَالشِّمَالَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ أَوْ جَعَلَ أَعْلَاهُ أَسْفَلَهُ قَالَ لَا بَلْ جَعَلَ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ وَالشِّمَالَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ  

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)prayed for rain wearing a black robe with ornamented border. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)wanted to reverse it from bottom to top by holding the bottom. But when it was too heavy he turned it round on his shoulders. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1164)   

اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ بِأَسْفَلِهَا فَيَجْعَلُهُ أَعْلَاهَا فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَلَبَهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ لَفْظُهُمَا سَوَاءُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for rain and turned his cloak inside out, so that the drought would be alleviated. This was narrated by others from Isa bin Isa, without mentioning Jabir, and it is attributed to Abu Ja'far, who said that he was informed by Abu Bakr bin Al-Harith Al-Faqih and Ali bin Umar Al-Hafiz, who narrated from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abi Thalj, who narrated from his grandfather, who narrated from Ishaq bin Al-Tabba', who narrated from Hafs bin Ghiyath.  

اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ؛ لِيَتَحَوَّلَ الْقَحْطُ كَذَا قَالَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عِيسَى فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ جَابِرًا وَجَعَلَهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ 6419 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي الثَّلْجِ ثنا جَدِّي ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ الطَّبَّاعِ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ فَذَكَرَهُ مُرْسَلًا  

[Machine] Waki' said regarding his saying, "He made the right on the left and the left on the right," meaning the transformation of the barren year into fertility, as this right has transformed on the left.  

قَالَ وَكِيعٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ جَعَلَ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ وَالشِّمَالَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ يَعْنِي تَحَوَّلُ السَّنَةِ الْجَدْبَةِ إِلَى الْخِصْبِ كَمَا تَحَوَّلُ هَذَا الْيَمِينِ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1518)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هُمٍّ فَرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ  

[Machine] Umar went out to seek rain (prayer for rain) and he continued to make istighfar (seeking forgiveness) without saying anything else. So I asked, "Does he not speak for what he went out for?" And I do not know if seeking rain is seeking forgiveness, so we were rained upon.  

خَرَجَ عُمَرُ ؓ يَسْتَسْقِي فَجَعَلَ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى الِاسْتِغْفَارِ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا يَتَكَلَّمُ لِمَا خَرَجَ لَهُ؟ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الِاسْتِسْقَاءَ هُوَ الِاسْتِغْفَارُ فَمُطِرْنَا  

[Machine] "The people were struck by drought during the time of Umar, so Umar ascended the pulpit and sought rain through supplication. However, he did not exceed in seeking forgiveness until rain fell. They said to him, 'O Amir al-Mu'minin, we heard you seeking rain.' He replied, 'I sought rain through the keys of the heavens, by which rain is sent down.' Then he recited the verse: 'Seek forgiveness from your Lord, indeed He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send rain upon you in showers, and increase you in strength to your strength, and do not turn away as criminals.'"  

أَصَابَ النَّاسَ قَحْطٌ فِي عَهْدِ عُمَرَ ؓ فَصَعِدَ عُمَرُ الْمِنْبَرَ فَاسْتَسْقَى فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَى الِاسْتِغْفَارِ حَتَّى نَزَلَ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَا سَمِعْنَاكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اسْتَسْقَيْتَ ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ الْغَيْثَ بِمَفَاتِيحِ السَّمَاءِ الَّتِي بِهَا يُسْتَنْزَلُ الْمَطَرُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا} [نوح 11] وَقَوْلُهُ {وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَى قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَوَلَّوْا مُجْرِمِينَ} [هود 52] فَاسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ كَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ فِي كِتَابِي بِمَفَاتِيحِ السَّمَاءِ وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ فَقَالَ بِمَجَادِيحِ السَّمَاءِ  

[Machine] I have requested rain with the majaadeeh of the sky, through which rain falls. Then, I recited, "Seek forgiveness from your Lord; indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers" (Surah Nuh 10). "And, O my people, ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in showers" (Surah Hud 52).  

لَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ الْمَطَرَ بِمَجَادِيحِ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِي يُسْتَنْزَلُ بِهِ الْمَطَرُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا} [نوح 10] {وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا} [هود 52]  

[Machine] He heard Ibn Umar impersonating the poetry of Abu Talib about the Prophet ﷺ , [the wide sea] and he is fair and the clouds are sought by his face, the protector of orphans and a refuge for widows.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِشِعْرِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ [البحر الطويل] وَأَبْيَضَ يُسْتَسْقَى الْغَمَامُ بِوَجْهِهِ ثِمَالُ الْيَتَامَى عِصْمَةٌ لِلْأَرَامِلِ  

My father said, "I heard Ibn ʿUmar reciting the poetic verses of Abu Talib: And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows." Salim's father (Ibn ʿUmar) said, "The following poetic verse occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the rain water flowed profusely from every roof-gutter: And a white (person) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows . . . And these were the words of Abu Talib." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1008)   

رُبَّمَا ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ الشَّاعِرِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَسْتَسْقِي فَمَا يَنْزِلُ حَتَّى يَجِيشَ كُلُّ مِيزَابٍ فَأَذْكُرُ قَوْلَ الشَّاعِرِ [البحر الطويل] وَأَبْيَضَ يُسْتَسْقَى الْغَمَامُ بِوَجْهِهِ ثِمَالُ الْيَتَامَى عِصْمَةٌ لِلْأَرَامِلِ قَالَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ  

[Machine] "O Allah, indeed we used to seek your intercession through our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and you would grant us blessings. And today, we seek your intercession through the uncle of our Prophet ﷺ , so grant us blessings and quench our thirst."  

اللهُمَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَتَسْقِينَا وَإِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ الْيَوْمَ بِعَمِّ نَبِيِّنَا ﷺ فَاسْقِنَا فَيُسْقَوْنَ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw the people turning away, he said, "O Allah, send down rain upon them, for seven years they ate dead animals, skins, and bones." Abu Sufyan came to him with some people from the people of Mecca and said, "O Muhammad, you claim that you have been sent as a mercy, and yet your people have perished. Invoke Allah for them." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made supplication and then it rained heavily upon them seven times. The people complained about the abundance of rain, so he said, "O Allah, around us and not upon us," and the cloud moved away from above their heads. He said, "Thus the people were watered around them." He said, "The sign of the smoke has passed, and it is the hunger that afflicted them," and this is the saying of Allah ﷻ, "Indeed, We have relieved the torment of a little time (i.e. we delayed the punishment for them) - indeed, you are returning to Us." (Surah Ad-Dukhan 15) And the sign of being overwhelmed and the great victory on the day of Badr, and the splitting of the moon, they are mentioned in Sahih sources from various angles, except from Mansur. And Bukhari referred to the narration of Asbat and its addition, which came in the hadith about the Prophet's ﷺ supplication and its acceptance.  

لَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِدْبَارًا قَالَ اللهُمَّ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ فَأَخْذَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْمَيْتَةَ وَالْجُلُودَ وَالْعِظَامَ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ بُعِثْتَ رَحْمَةً وَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا فَادْعُ اللهَ لَهُمْ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسُقُوا الْغَيْثَ فَأَطْبَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعًا فَشَكَى النَّاسُ كَثْرَةَ الْمَطَرِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا فَانْحَدَرَتِ السَّحَابَةُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ قَالَ فَأُسْقِيَ النَّاسُ حَوْلَهُمْ قَالَ لَقَدْ مَضَتْ آيَةُ الدُّخَانِ وَهُوَ الْجُوعُ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ﷻ {إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ} [الدخان 15] وَآيَةُ اللُّزُومِ وَالْبَطْشَةِ الْكُبْرَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَانْشِقَاقِ الْقَمَرِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَأَشَارَ الْبُخَارِيُّ إِلَى رِوَايَةِ أَسْبَاطٍ بِزِيَادَتِهِ الَّتِي جَاءَ بِهَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِجَابَةِ دَعْوَتِهِ  

The supplication of the servant is granted in case he does not supplicate for sin or for severing the ties of blood, or he does not become impatient. It was said: Messenger of Allah, what does:" If he does not grow impatient" imply? He said: That he should say like this: I supplicated and I supplicated but I did not find it being responded. and theu he becomes frustrated and abandons supplication. (Using translation from Muslim 2735c)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَزَالُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الِاسْتِعْجَالُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي فَيَسْتَحْسِرُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَيَدَعُ الدُّعَاءَ  

The similitude of believers in regard to mutual love, affection, fellow-feeling is that of one body; when any limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and fever. (Using translation from Muslim 2586a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ مَثَلُ الْجَسَدِ إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ تَدَاعَى سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّى أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَكَرِيَّا  

My husband reported that he heard Allah's Mes- senger ﷺ as saying: He who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in his absence), the Angel commissioned (for carrying supplication to his Lord) says: Amen, and it is for you also. (Using translation from Muslim 2732b)   

أَنَّهُ سَمَعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ دَعَا لِأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ قَالَ الْمَلَكُ الْمُوَكَّلُ بِهِ آمِينَ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ I was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on a Friday when the people stood up, shouted and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! There is no rain (drought), the trees have dried and the livestock are destroyed; Please pray to Allah for rain." So Messenger of Allah ﷺ said twice, "O Allah! Bless us with rain." By Allah, there was no trace of cloud in the sky and suddenly the sky became overcast with clouds and it started raining. The Prophet ﷺ came down the pulpit and offered the prayer. When he came back from the prayer (to his house) it was raining and it rained continuously till the next Friday. When the Prophet started delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon), the people started shouting and said to him, "The houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah to withhold the rain." So the Prophet ﷺ smiled and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on us." So the sky became clear over Medina but it kept on raining over the outskirts (of Medina) and not a single drop of rain fell over Median. I looked towards the sky which was as bright and clear as a crown. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1021)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَامَ النَّاسُ فَصَاحُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَحَطَ الْمَطَرُ وَاحْمَرَّ الشَّجَرُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْبَهَائِمُ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً مِنْ سَحَابٍ فَأَنْشَأَتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَانْتَشَرَتْ ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى وَانْصَرَفَ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تُمْطِرُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى فَلَمَّا قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ صَاحُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَحْبِسَهَا عَنَّا فَتَبَسَّمَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا فَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَعَلَتْ تُمْطِرُ حَوْلَهَا وَمَا تُمْطِرُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَطْرَةً فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَأَنَّهَا لَفِي مِثْلِ الْإِكْلِيلِ  

[Machine] A man complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the depletion of his wealth and the hardship of his family. He said: "So Allah supplicated for him, and he was given water to drink. But he did not mention that he had shifted his garment or faced the qiblah (direction of prayer)."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا اشْتَكَى إِلَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلَاكَ الْمَالِ وَجَهْدَ الْعِيَالِ؛ قَالَ فَدَعَا اللهَ فَسُقِيَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنَّهُ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَلَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was informed that Abu Lubabah said to the sky: "Stretch your hand to attract the locusts to the hypocrite's palm tree." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "O Allah, send them until Abu Lubabah blocks the entrance of his palm tree with his cloak." So Allah sent rain, and when the flood reached Abu Lubabah's palm tree and he was in his cloak, he had to use it to block the entrance of the palm tree against the flood.  

أَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّ أَبَا لُبَابَةَ يَقُولُ لِلسَّمَاءِ أَمِدِّي يَدْعُو بِالْجَدْبِ لِنَفَاقِ ثَمَرَةِ نَخْلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ أَرْسِلْهَا حَتَّى يَسُدَّ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِرِدَائِهِ فَأَرْسَلَ اللهُ السَّمَاءَ فَلَمَّا صَارَ السَّيْلُ بِثَمَرِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ وَهُوَ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ اضْطُرَّ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ إِلَى إِزَارِهِ فَسَدَّ بِهِ ثَعْلَبَ الْمِرْبَدِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for rain on a Friday and said, "O Allah, send down rain upon us, O Allah, send down rain upon us." Abu Lubaba stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, there are dates in the storage containers." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And are there clouds in the sky that we can see?" So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, send down rain upon us until Abu Lubaba stands up naked, covering his furrow with his clothes." Then the sky began to rain and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us. The Ansar (Muslims of Madinah) then surrounded Abu Lubaba and said to him, "O Abu Lubaba, by Allah, the sky will never stop raining until you stand up naked and cover your furrow with your clothes, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said." So Abu Lubaba stood up naked and covered his furrow with his clothes. Then the rain stopped.  

اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا فَقَامَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ التَّمْرَ فِي الْمَرَابِدِ قَالَ وَمَا فِي السَّمَاءِ سَحَابٌ نَرَاهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا حَتَّى يَقُومَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ عُرْيَانًا يَسُدُّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِإِزَارِهِ قَالَ فَاسْتَهَلَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَأَمْطَرَتْ وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثُمَّ طَافَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بِأَبِي لُبَابَةَ يَقُولُونَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا لُبَابَةَ إِنَّ السَّمَاءَ وَاللهِ لَنْ تُقْلِعَ أَبَدًا حَتَّى تَقُومَ عُرْيَانًا فَتَسُدَّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِكَ بِإِزَارِكَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَامَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ عُرْيَانًا؛ فَسَدَّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِإِزَارِهِ قَالَ فَأَقْلَعَتِ السَّمَاءُ