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1529. It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: "There was a drought during the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. While the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was delivering the Khuṭbah on the Minbar one Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, wealth has been destroyed and our children are hungry; pray to Allāh for us.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ raised his hands, and we could not see even a wisp of a cloud in the sky, but by the One in Whose hand is my soul, he did not lower (his hands) before clouds like mountains appeared, and he did not come down from his Minbar before we saw the rain dripping from his beard. It rained that day and the next day, and the day after, until the following Friday. Then that Bedouin" - or he said,
“someone else” – “stood up and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, buildings have been destroyed and wealth has drowned; pray to Allāh for us. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ raised his hands and said: ‘O Allāh, around us and not on us.’ He did not point in any direction but the clouds dispersed, until Al-Madīnah became like a hole. And the valleys ran with water and no one came from any direction but he told us of the heavy rains.” (Sahīh)
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In this incident, there are a few things worthy of contemplation. For one full year, the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions endured the affliction of famine, but never grumbled or showed displeasure. Great people often possess immense patience, and they remain ever blessed and content with the pleasure of Allāh, Most High! The syllable of complaint is something very remote for them; they do not even consider it.
