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1270. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "A Bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, I have come to you from people who have no place to graze their flocks and even their male camels have become weak. He mounted the pulpit and praised Allâh, then he said: 'O Allâh, send upon us all abundant, wholesome rain, productive and plentiful, sooner rather than later.' Then the rain came down, and no one came to him from any direction but they said: 'We have been revived.'" (Da'if)
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The Arabic words 'mâ yatazawwadu lahum râ'in' (literally, no shepherd goes out for collecting provisions of the journey) is a figurative expression meaning: The shepherds do not take their herds out of their settlements as there are no grazing grounds left, because of acute drought, and as a result the cattle are dying.
'Lâ yakhtiru lahum fahlun' (literally, no male camel moves its tail again and again to hit its sides) is also a figurative expression meaning that hunger has weakened even the strongest of animals, like male camels, to the degree that they keep standing listlessly, even without moving their tails.
