8. Ṣalāh for Rain (Istisqāʾ)
٨۔ كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ
It rained upon us as we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) removed his cloth (from a part of his body) till the rain fell on it. We said: Messenger of Allah, why did you do this? He said: It is because it (the rainfall) has just come from the Exalted Lord. (Using translation from Muslim 898)
قَالَ أَنَسٌ أَصَابَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَطَرٌ قَالَ فَحَسَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَوْبَهُ حَتَّى أَصَابَهُ مِنَ الْمَطَرِ؛ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِمَ صَنَعْتَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِرَبِّهِ