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Darussalam · Volume 2

17. The Book Of Praying For Rain (Al-Istisqâ')

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1516. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that he said: "While we were in the Masjid one Friday and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was addressing the people, a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, the routes have been cut off, our wealth has been destroyed and prices have gone up. Pray to Allâh to give us rain.' So the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ raised his hands in level with his face and said: 'O Allâh, give us rain.' By Allâh, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had not come down from the Minbar before it started to pour with rain, and it rained from that day until the following Friday. Then a man stood up – I do not know if he was the same man who had asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to pray for rain for us or not – and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, the routes have been cut off, and our wealth has been destroyed because there is too much water. Pray to Allâh to stop the rain for us.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'O Allâh, around us and not on us, rather on the mountains and places where trees grow.' By Allâh, hardly had the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ spoken these words than the clouds split apart (and vanished) until we could not see anything of them." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1515 - أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَهُوَ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ، وَهَلَكَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ، وَأَجْدَبَ الْبِلَادُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا، فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ وَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا»، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى أُوسِعْنَا مَطَرًا، وَأُمْطِرْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَدْرِي هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَسْقِ لَنَا أَمْ لَا، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، انْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ، وَهَلَكَتِ الْأَمْوَالُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَاءِ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُمْسِكَ عَنَّا الْمَاءَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ»، قَالَ: وَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذَلِكَ تَمَزَّقَ السَّحَابُ حَتَّى مَا نَرَى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا

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