English translation
1528. It was narrated that Anas said: "There was no rain for a year, so some of the Muslims went to the Prophet ﷺ one Friday and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, there has been no rain; the land has become bare and our wealth has been destroyed.' He raised his hands, and we did not see any cloud in the sky. He stretched forth his hands until I could see the whiteness of his armpits, praying to Allâh for rain. When we finished praying Jumu'ah, even a young man whose house was nearby was worried about how he would get home. That lasted for a week, then on the following Friday they said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, houses have been destroyed and all travel has ceased.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ smiled at how quickly the sons of Ādam become weary, and he said with his hands raised: 'O Allāh, around us and not on us,' and it dispersed from Al-Madīnah." (Sahīh)
