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1271. Mu'tamir narrated from his father, from Barakah, from Bashir bin Nahik, from Abu Hurairah: "The Prophet ﷺ supplicated for rain (raising his hands) until I saw or one could see the whiteness of his armpits." (Sahih)
(One of the narrators) Mu'tamir said: "I think it was during the prayer for rain."[1]
[1] That is: "I think that rain is mentioned in the narration." It was narrated by Ibn Khuzaimah in his Sahih no. 1413 through a route from Muhammad bin Abu 'Adi from Sulaimân At-Taimi from Barakah. And This Sulaimân is the father of Mu'tamir who
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a. Supplication for rain should be long, reflective of man's submissiveness and humility before Allāh.
b. While supplicating for rain, the hands in prayers must be raised higher than usual.
