[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A prophet came out from among the prophets seeking rain. Suddenly, he saw an ant lifting one of its legs towards the sky. He said, 'Go back, for you have been answered due to the status of this ant.'"  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ يَسْتَسْقِي فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنَمْلَةٍ رَافِعَةٍ بَعْضَ قَوَائِمِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا فَقَدِ اسْتُجِيبَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَأْنِ النَّمْلَةِ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sought rain and turned his cloak so that the drought may be transformed."  

«اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ لِيَتَحَوَّلَ الْقَحْطُ»  

[Machine] "The sunnah of seeking rain refers to the sunnah of performing prayer on the two Eids, except that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his cloak inside out and placed his right over his left and his left over his right and prayed the two units of prayer. He magnified during the first unit with seven takbeerat and recited "Subhan Allahi-l-A'la" and recited "Hal ataaka hadithu-l-ghashiya" in the second unit, and magnified it with five takbeerat."  

«سُنَّةُ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ سُنَّةُ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَمِينَهُ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ وَيَسَارَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْأُولَى سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَقَرَأَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقَرَأَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ وَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ»  

[Machine] O son of my brother, how did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform the rain prayer on the day he prayed for rain with the people? He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out humbly, humble, and humble, and he performed in it as he would in the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha."  

يَا ابْنَ أَخِي كَيْفَ صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ يَوْمَ اسْتَسْقَى بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ «خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُتَخَشِّعًا مُتَذَلَّلًا مُتَبَذِّلًا فَصَنَعَ فِيهِ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ فِي الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى»  

His father said: "One of the governors sent me to Ibn Abbas to ask him about the prayer for rain. He said: 'What kept him from asking me? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out humbly, (dressed) in a state of humility, submissiveness and beseeching, and he prayed two rak'ahs as in the Eid prayer, but he did not deliver a Khutbah like this Khutbah of yours.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1521)  

أَنْ يَسْأَلَنِي «خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَخَشِّعًا مُتَضَرِّعًا مُتَرَسِّلًا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدِ وَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ خُطْبَتَكُمْ»  

"The Prophet ﷺ would not raise his hands in any of his supplications except when praying for rain (Al-Istisqa')." (One of the narrators) Shu'bah said: "I said to Thabit: 'Did you hear it from Anas?' He said: 'Subhan Allah!' I said: 'Did you hear it?' He said: 'Subhan Allah!' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1748)  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ» وَقَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِثَابِتٍ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ؟ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ قُلْتُ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَنَسٍ؟ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drank water and had a black cloak on him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to take hold of its lower part and place it on top of him, but when it became heavy on him, he put it on his shoulders. They both agreed to narrate the hadith of Abbad ibn Tamim, but they did not narrate it in this wording, and it is authentic according to the conditions of Muslim."  

«اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَأَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ بِأَسْفَلِهَا فَيَجْعَلَهُ أَعْلَاهَا فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَلَبَهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ» قَدِ اتَّفَقَا عَلَى إِخْرَاجِ حَدِيثِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ  

The people came to the Prophet ﷺ weeping (due to drought). He said (making supplication): O Allah! give us rain which will replenish us, abundant, fertilising and profitable, not injurious, granting it now without delay. He (the narrator) said: Thereupon the sky became overcast. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1169)  

أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَوَاكِي فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا مَرِيعًا عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِلٍ نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ فَأَطْبَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ»  

He saw the Messenger of Allah at Ahjar Az-Zait praying for rain and raising his hands, making supplications. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1514)   

عَنْ عُمَيْرٍ مَوْلَى آبِي اللَّحْمِ أَنَّهُ«رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ أَحْجَارِ الزَّيْتِ يَسْتَسْقِي مُقَنَّعًا بِكَفَّيْهِ يَدْعُو هَكَذَا»  

[Machine] "I witnessed the Battle of Khaybar with my leaders, so they spoke to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about me and informed him that I am a servant. So he ordered for me to receive the sword, and when I tried it, I found it to be heavy. Then he ordered for me to be given some of the spoils of war, and I presented a piece of cloth to him that I used to heal the insane. He commanded me to throw away some of it and keep some."  

«شَهِدْتُ خَيْبَرَ مَعَ سَادَتِي فَكَلَّمُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي وَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنِّي مَمْلُوكٌ فَأَمَرَ لِي فَقُلِّدْتُ السَّيْفَ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَجُرُّهُ فَأَمَرَ لِي بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ خُرْثِيِّ الْمَتَاعِ وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ رُقْيَةً كُنْتُ أَرْقِي بِهَا الْمَجَانِينَ فَأَمَرَنِي بِطَرْحِ بَعْضِهَا وَحَبْسِ بَعْضِهِ»  

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)  

شَكَا النَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُحُوطَ الْمَطَرِ فَأَمَرَ بِمِنْبَرٍ فَوُضِعَ لَهُ فِي الْمُصَلَّى وَوَعَدَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ بَدَا حَاجِبُ الشَّمْسِ فَقَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ شَكَوْتُمْ جَدْبَ دِيَارِكُمْ وَاسْتِئْخَارِ الْمَطَرِ عَنْ أَوَانِ زَمَانِهِ وَقَدْ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَدَعُوهُ وَوَعَدَكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الْفُقَرَاءُ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا الْغَيْثَ وَاجْعَلْ مَا أَنْزلْتَ لَنَا قُوَّةً وَبَلَاغًا إِلَى حِينٍ» ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الرَّفْعِ حَتَّى بَدَا بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَقَلَبَ أَوْ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَهُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَنْشَأَ اللَّهُ سَحَابًا فَرَعَدَتْ وَبَرَقَتْ ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَأْتِ مَسْجِدَهُ حَتَّى سَالَتِ السُّيُولُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى سُرْعَتَهُمْ إِلَى الْكِنِّ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ فَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ»  

[Machine] "Tell us a story that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicate against Mudar, so I went to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, indeed Allah has given you and answered your supplication, while your people have perished. So pray to Allah for them.' He said, 'O Allah, send us a beneficial, abundant rainfall, quickly and continuously, that will be ample, immediate, and beneficial, without causing harm.' And from then on, there was only a Friday or something similar until they received rain.'"  

حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَا عَلَى مُضَرَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَعْطَاكَ وَاسْتَجَابَ لَكَ وَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا سَرِيعًا غَدَقًا طَبَقًاً عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ» فَمَا كَانَتْ إِلَّا جُمُعَةٌ أَوْ نَحْوَهَا حَتَّى سُقُوا  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated during the prayer for rain and said, 'O Allah, give us abundant rain, refreshing and plentiful, quickly and continuously, good and beneficial, not harmful.' It was only a Friday or something similar until they were given rain at the end of the supplication."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا سَرِيعًا غَدَقًا طَبَقًا عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ» فَمَا كَانَتْ إِلَّا جُمُعَةٌ أَوْ نَحْوُهَا حَتَّى سُقُوا آخِرُ كِتَابِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ