ذِكْرُ مَا يَدْعُو بِهِ الْمَرْءُ عِنْدَ اشْتِدَادِ الْأَمْطَارِ، وَكَثْرَةِ دَوَامِهَا بِالنَّاسِ

A man entered the masjid when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing and delivering the Khutbah. He turned to face the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, our wealth has been destroyed and the routes have been cut off. Pray to Allah (SWT) to send us rain.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands then said: "O Allah, send us rain." Anas said: "By Allah, we had not seen even a wisp of a cloud in the sky and there were no houses or buildings between us and (the mountain of ) Sal'. Then a cloud like a shield appeared, and when it reached the middle of the sky it spread and it began to rain." Anas said: "By Allah, we did not see the sun for a week. Then a man entered through that door on the following Friday, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing and delivering the Khutbah. He turned to face him standing and said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, may Allah (SWT) send blessings upon you. Our wealth has been destroyed and the routes have been cut off. Pray to Allah (SWT) to withold (the rain) from us.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands and said: 'O Allah, around us and not on us.; O Allah, on the hills and mountains, the bottoms of the valleys and where the trees grow.' Then it stopped raining and we went out walking in the sun." Sharik said: 'I asked Anas: 'Was he the same man?' He said: 'No.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1518)   

كَأَنَّ رَجَاءَهُ الْمِنْبَرُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ قَائِمًا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لِيُغِيثُنَا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا» قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ سَحَابَةً وَلَا قَزَعَةً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ سَلْعٍ مِنْ بَيْتٍ وَلَا دَارٍ فَطَلَعَتْ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ سَحَابَةٌ مِثْلُ تُرْسٍ فَلَمَّا تَوَسَّطَتِ السَّمَاءَ انْتَشَرَتْ ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا الشَّمْسَ سِتًّا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْبَابِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكُفَّهَا عَنَّا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَالْأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ» قَالَ فَأَقْلَعَتْ وَخَرَجَ ﷺ يَمْشِي فِي الشَّمْسِ فَسَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا أَهُوَ الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي  

"While we were in the masjid on Friday and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was addressing the people, a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the routes have been cut off, our wealth has been destroyed and prices have gone up. Pray to Allah (SWT) to give us rain.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands in level with his face and said: 'O Allah, give us rain.' By Allah (SWT), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had not come down from the minbar before it started to pour with rain, and it rained from that day until the following Friday. Then a man stood up- I do not know if he was the same man who had asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pray for rain for us or not- and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the routes have been cut off, and our wealth has been destroyed because there is too much water. Pray to Allah (SWT ) to stop the rain for us.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'O Allah, around us and not on us, rather on the mountains and places where trees grow.' By Allah, hardly had the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoken these words than the clouds split apart (and vanished) until we could not see anything of them.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1515)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ وَأَجْدَبَتِ الْبِلَادُ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا» فَوَاللهِ مَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى أُوسِعْنَا مَطَرًا وَأُمْطِرْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ حَتَّى الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَدْرِي أَهُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اسْتَسْقِ لَنَا أَمْ لَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ مَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَاءِ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُمْسِكَ عَنَّا الْمَاءَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا وَلَكِنِ الْجِبَالُ وَمَنَابِتُ الشَّجَرِ» قَالَ وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ تَمَزَّقَ السَّحَابُ حَتَّى مَا نَرَى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا