Volume 2, Book 17, Number 127:
Narrated Sharik:
Anas bin Malik said, “A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through the gate facing the Daril-
Qada’ and Allah’s Apostle was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of
Allah’s Apostle and said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle, livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; please pray
to Allah for rain.’ So Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, ‘O Allah! Bless us with
rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain!” Anas added, “By Allah, there were no
clouds in the sky and there was no house or building between us and the mountain of Silas’. Then a
big cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Silas Mountain) and when it came in the middle
of the sky, it spread and then rained. By Allah! We could not see the sun for a week. The next Friday,
a person entered through the same gate and Allah’s Apostle was delivering the Friday Khutba and the
man stood in front of him and said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut
off; Please pray to Allah to withhold rain.’ ” Anas added, “Allah’s Apostle raised both his hands and
said, ‘O Allah! Round about us and not on us. O Allah!’ On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the
hills, in the valleys and on the places where trees grow.’ ” Anas added, “The rain stopped and we
came out, walking in the sun.” Sharik asked Anas whether it was the same person who had asked for
rain the previous Friday. Anas replied that he did not know.