Volume 2, Book 17, Number 125:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid
The Prophet went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla and wore
his cloak inside out, and offered two Rakat.

Volume 2, Book 17, Number 141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqa’ and he used to
raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. (Note: It may be that Anas did
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not see the Prophet raising his hands, but it is narrated that the Prophet used to raise his hands for
invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No. 807 & 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).

Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120:
Narrated Abu Huraira;
Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the last Raka he used to say: “O
Allah! Save ‘Aiyash bin Abi Rabi’a. O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid.
O Allah! Save the weak faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard on the tribes of Mudar and send (famine)
years on them like the famine years of (Prophet) Joseph .” The Prophet further said, “Allah forgive the
tribes of Ghifar and save the tribes of Aslam.” Abu Az-Zinad (a sub-narrator) said, “The Qunut used
to be recited by the Prophet in the Fajr prayer.”