Volume 2, Book 17, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
In the life-time of Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with a (famine) year. While
the Prophet was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on the pulpit on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The livestock are dying and the families (offspring) are hungry: please pray
to Allah to bless us with rain.” Allah’s Apostle raised both his hands towards the sky and at that time
there was not a trace of cloud in they sky. Then the clouds started gathering like mountains. Before
he got down from the pulpit I saw rain-water trickling down his beard. It rained that day, the next
day, the third day, the fourth day and till the next Friday, when the same Bedouin or some other per –
son stood up (during the Friday Khutba) and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The houses have collapsed and
the livestock are drowned. Please invoke Allah for us.” So Allah’s Apostle raised both his hands and
said, “O Allah! Around us and not on us.” Whichever side the Prophet directed his hand, the clouds
dispersed from there till a hole (in the clouds) was formed over Medina. The valley of Qanat re –
mained flowing (with water) for one month and none, came from outside who didn’t talk about the
abundant rain.