[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