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.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 128:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas I said, “While Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) was delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon) a man
came and said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Rain is scarce; please ask Allah to bless us with rain.’ So he invoked
Allah for it, and it rained so much that we could hardly reach our homes and it continued raining till
the next Friday.” Anas further said, “Then the same or some other person stood up and said, ‘O Allah’s
Apostle! Invoke Allah to withhold the rain.’ On that, Allah’s Apostle I said, ‘O Allah! Round about us
and not on us.’ ” Anas added, “I saw the clouds dispersing right and left and it continued to rain but
not over Medina.”
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Volume 2, Book 17, Number 129:
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, “Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off.”
So Allah’s Apostle invoked Allah for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday. The same
person came again and said, “Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off, and the livestock are des –
troyed. Please pray to Allah to withhold the rain.” Allah’s Apostle (stood up and) said, “O Allah! (Let it
rain) on the plateaus, on the hills, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow.” So the clouds
cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Livestock are destroyed and the roads
are cut off. So please invoke Allah.” So Allah’s Apostle prayed and it rained from that Friday to the
next Friday. Then he came to Allah’s Apostle I and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Houses have collapsed,
roads are cut off and the livestock are destroyed.” So Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed, “O Allah! (Let it
rain) on the tops of mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow.”
So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 119:
Narrated ‘Abbas bin Tamim’s uncle:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa’ prayer and turned (and put on) his cloak inside
out.
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.”
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 121:
Narrated Masruq:
We were with ‘Abdullah and he said, “When the Prophet saw the refusal of the people to accept Is –
lam he said, “O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven years) like the seven years (of famine
during the time) of (Prophet) Joseph.” So famine overtook them for one year and destroyed every
kind of life to such an extent that the people started eating hides, carcasses and rotten dead animals.
Whenever one of them looked towards the sky, he would (imagine himself to) see smoke because of
hunger. So Abu Sufyan went to the Prophet and said, “O Muhammad! You order people to obey Allah
and to keep good relations with kith and kin. No doubt the people of your tribe are dying, so please
pray to Allah for them.” So Allah revealed: “Then watch you For the day that The sky will bring forth
a kind Of smoke Plainly visible … Verily! You will return (to disbelief) On the day when We shall
seize You with a mighty grasp. (44.10-16) Ibn Masud added, “Al-Batsha (i.e. grasp) happened in the
battle of Badr and no doubt smoke, Al-Batsha, Al-Lizam, and the verse of Surat Ar-Rum have all
passed .