English translation
6093. Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ on a Friday while he (the Prophet ﷺ) was delivering a Khutba (religious talk) at Al-Madina, and said, "There is drought (lack of rain), so please invoke your Lord to bless us with the rain." The Prophet ﷺ looked at the sky, where no cloud could be detected. Then he invoked Allāh for rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till Al-Madina valleys started flowing with water. It continued raining till the next Friday. Then that man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the Friday Khutba, and said, "We are drowned; please invoke your Lord to withhold it (rain) from us." The Prophet ﷺ smiled and said twice or thrice, "O Allāh! (Please let it rain) round about us and not upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Al-Madina to the right and to the left, and it rained round about Al-Madina and not upon Al-Madina. Allāh showed them (the people) the miracle from Him to His Prophet ﷺ and His response to his invocation.
