Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 119:
Narrated 'Abbas bin Tamim's uncle:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer and turned (and put on) his
cloak inside out.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120:
Narrated Abu Huraira;
Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the last Raka he used
to say: "O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Abi Rabi'a. O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O
Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah! Save the weak faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard
on the tribes of Mudar and send (famine) years on them like the famine years of (Prophet)
Joseph ." The Prophet further said, "Allah forgive the tribes of Ghifar and save
the tribes of Aslam." Abu Az-Zinad (a sub-narrator) said, "The Qunut used to be
recited by the Prophet in the Fajr prayer."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 121:
Narrated Masruq:
We were with 'Abdullah and he said, "When the Prophet saw the refusal of the
people to accept Islam he said, "O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven
years) like the seven years (of famine during the time) of (Prophet) Joseph." So
famine overtook them for one year and destroyed every kind of life to such an extent that
the people started eating hides, carcasses and rotten dead animals. Whenever one of them
looked towards the sky, he would (imagine himself to) see smoke because of hunger. So Abu
Sufyan went to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! You order people to obey Allah and
to keep good relations with kith and kin. No doubt the people of your tribe are dying, so
please pray to Allah for them." So Allah revealed: "Then watch you For the day
that The sky will bring forth a kind Of smoke Plainly visible ... Verily! You will return
(to disbelief) On the day when We shall seize You with a mighty grasp. (44.10-16) Ibn
Masud added, "Al-Batsha (i.e. grasp) happened in the battle of Badr and no doubt
smoke, Al-Batsha, Al-Lizam, and the verse of Surat Ar-Rum have all passed .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 122:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
My father said, "I heard Ibn 'Umar reciting the poetic verses of Abu Talib: And a
white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of
the orphans and is the guardian of widows." Salim's father (Ibn 'Umar) said,
"The following poetic verse occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the rain
water flowed profusely from every roof-g utter: And a white (person) who is requested to
pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows . . . And
these were the words of Abu Talib."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 123:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever drought threatened them, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, used to ask Al-Abbas bin 'Abdul
Muttalib to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say, "O Allah! We used to ask our
Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You would bless us with rain, and now we ask his uncle
to invoke You for rain. O Allah ! Bless us with rain."(1) And so it would rain.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 124:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet turned his cloak inside out on Istisqa.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 125:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid
The Prophet went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla and
wore his cloak inside out, and offered two Rakat.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 126:
Narrated Sharik bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Namir:
I heard Anas bin Malik saying, "On a Friday a person entered the main Mosque
through the gate facing the pulpit while Allah's Apostle was delivering the Khutba. The
man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are
dying and the roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah for rain.' " Anas added,
"Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with
rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain!' " Anas added,
"By Allah, we could not see any trace of cloud in the sky and there was no building
or a house between us and (the mountains of) Sila." Anas added, "A heavy cloud
like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Sila' Mountain). When it came in the middle of
the sky, it spread and then rained." Anas further said, "By Allah! We could not
see the sun for a week. Next Friday a person entered through the same gate and at that
time Allah's Apostle was delivering the Friday's Khutba. The man stood in front of him and
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, please pray
to Allah to with-hold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle I raised both his
hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on us. O Allah! On the plateaus, on the
mountains, on the hills, in the valleys and on the places where trees grow.' So the rain
stopped and we came out walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the
same person who had asked for the rain (the last Friday). Anas replied that he did not
know.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 127:
Narrated Sharik:
Anas bin Malik said, "A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through the gate
facing the Daril-Qada' and Allah's Apostle was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon).
The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle, livestock are
dying and the roads are cut off; please pray to Allah for rain.' So Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us
with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain!" Anas added, "By Allah, there were no
clouds in the sky and there was no house or building between us and the mountain of
Silas'. Then a big cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Silas Mountain) and
when it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained. By Allah! We could not
see the sun for a week. The next Friday, a person entered through the same gate and
Allah's Apostle was delivering the Friday Khutba and the man stood in front of him and
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; Please pray
to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle raised both his hands
and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on us. O Allah!' On the plateaus, on the
mountains, on the hills, in the valleys and on the places where trees grow.' " Anas
added, "The rain stopped and we came out, walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas
whether it was the same person who had asked for rain the previous Friday. Anas replied
that he did not know.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 128:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas I said, "While Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was delivering the Friday Khutba
(sermon) a man came and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Rain is scarce; please ask Allah to
bless us with rain.' So he invoked Allah for it, and it rained so much that we could
hardly reach our homes and it continued raining till the next Friday." Anas further
said, "Then the same or some other person stood up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Invoke Allah to withhold the rain.' On that, Allah's Apostle I said, 'O Allah! Round about
us and not on us.' " Anas added, "I saw the clouds dispersing right and left and
it continued to rain but not over Medina."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 129:
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "Livestock are destroyed and the
roads are cut off." So Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for rain and it rained from that
Friday till the next Friday. The same person came again and said, "Houses have
collapsed, roads are cut off, and the livestock are destroyed. Please pray to Allah to
withhold the rain." Allah's Apostle (stood up and) said, "O Allah! (Let it rain)
on the plateaus, on the hills, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow."
So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Livestock are
destroyed and the roads are cut off. So please invoke Allah." So Allah's Apostle
prayed and it rained from that Friday to the next Friday. Then he came to Allah's Apostle
I and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the
livestock are destroyed." So Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed, "O Allah! (Let it
rain) on the tops of mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where
trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 131:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
I p man complained to the Prophet about the destruction of livestock and property and
the hunger of the offspring. So he invoked (Allah for rain. The narrator (Anas) did not
mention that the Prophet had worn his cloak inside out or faced the Qibla.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 132:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Livestock are
destroyed and the roads are cut off; so please invoke Allah." So Allah's Apostle
prayed for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday. Then a man came to
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed, roads
are cut off and the livestock are destroyed." So Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah
! (Let it rain) on the tops of the mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the
places where trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken
off.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 133:
Narrated Masruq:
One day I went to Ibn Masud who said, "When Quraish delayed in embracing Islam,
the Prophet I invoked Allah to curse them, so they were afflicted with a (famine) year
because of which many of them died and they ate the carcasses and Abu Sufyan came to the
Prophet and said, 'O Muhammad! You came to order people to keep good relation with kith
and kin and your nation is being destroyed, so invoke Allah I ? So the Prophet I recited
the Holy verses of Sirat-Ad-Dukhan: 'Then watch you For the day that The sky will Bring
forth a kind Of smoke Plainly visible.' (44.10) When the famine was taken off, the people
renegade once again as nonbelievers. The statement of Allah, (in Sura
"Ad-Dukhan"-44) refers to that: 'On the day when We shall seize You with a
mighty grasp.' (44.16) And that was what happened on the day of the battle of Badr."
Asbath added on the authority of Mansur, "Allah's Apostle prayed for them and it
rained heavily for seven days. So the people complained of the excessive rain. The Prophet
said, 'O Allah! (Let it rain) around us and not on us.' So the clouds dispersed over his
head and it rained over the surroundings."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 134:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle I was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on a Friday when the people stood
up, shouted and said, "O Allah's Apostle! There is no rain (drought), the trees have
dried and the livestock are destroyed; Please pray to Allah for rain." So Allah's
Apostle said twice, "O Allah! Bless us with rain." By Allah, there was no trace
of cloud in the sky and suddenly the sky became overcast with clouds and it started
raining. The Prophet came down the pulpit and offered the prayer. When he came back from
the prayer (to his house) it was raining and it rained continuously till the next Friday.
When the Prophet started delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon), the people started
shouting and said to him, "The houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off; so
please pray to Allah to withhold the rain." So the Prophet smiled and said, "O
Allah! Round about us and not on us." So the sky became clear over Medina but it kept
on raining over the outskirts (of Medina) and not a single drop of rain fell over Median.
I looked towards the sky which was as bright and clear as a crown.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 135:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim
that his uncle (who was one of the companions of the Prophet) had told him, "The
Prophet went out with the people to invoke Allah for rain for them. He stood up and
invoked Allah for rain, then faced the Qibla and turned his cloak (inside out) and it
rained."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 136:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim
from his uncle who said, "The Prophet went out to invoke Allah for rain. He faced
the Qibla invoking Allah. He turned over his cloak (inside out) and then offered two Rakat
and recited the Quran aloud in them."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 137:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle,
"I saw the Prophet on the day when he went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer. He
turned his back towards the people and faced the Qibla and asked Allah for rain. Then he
turned his cloak inside out and led us in a two Rakat prayer and recited the Qur'an aloud
in them."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 138:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamlm from his uncle who said,
"The Prophet invoked Allah for rain and offered a two Rakat prayer and he put his
cloak inside out."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 139:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle who said,
"The Prophet went out to the Musalla to offer the Istisqa' prayer, faced the Qibla
and offered a two-Rakat prayer and turned his cloak inside out." Narrated Abu Bakr,
"The Prophet put the right side of his cloak on his left side."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 140:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari:
The Prophet went out towards the Musalla in order to offer the Istisqa' prayer and when
he intended to invoke (Allah) or started invoking, he faced the Qibla and turned his cloak
inside out.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqa' and
he used to raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. (Note: It
may be that Anas did not see the Prophet raising his hands, but it is narrated that the
Prophet used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No. 807
& 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 142:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle saw the rain, he used to say, "O Allah! Let it be a
strong fruitful rain."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
In the life-time of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with a (famine)
year. While the Prophet was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on the pulpit on a Friday, a
Bedouin stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the
families (offspring) are hungry: please pray to Allah to bless us with rain." Allah's
Apostle raised both his hands towards the sky and at that time there was not a trace of
cloud in they sky. Then the clouds started gathering like mountains. Before he got down
from the pulpit I saw rain-water trickling down his beard. It rained that day, the next
day, the third day, the fourth day and till the next Friday, when the same Bedouin or some
other person stood up (during the Friday Khutba) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The
houses have collapsed and the livestock are drowned. Please invoke Allah for us." So
Allah's Apostle raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! Around us and not on
us." Whichever side the Prophet directed his hand, the clouds dispersed from there
till a hole (in the clouds) was formed over Medina. The valley of Qanat remained flowing
(with water) for one month and none, came from outside who didn't talk about the abundant
rain.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 144:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever a strong wind blew, anxiety appeared on the face of the Prophet (fearing that
wind might be a sign of Allah's wrath).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 145:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba and the nation of 'Ad was
destroyed by Ad-Dabur (westerly wind) .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 146:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious)
knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be
very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and
money will overflow amongst you." (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 147:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
(The Prophet) said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and our Yemen." People said,
"Our Najd as well." The Prophet again said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and
Yemen." They said again, "Our Najd as well." On that the Prophet said,
"There will appear earthquakes and afflictions, and from there will come out the side
of the head of Satan."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 148:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
Allah's Apostle led the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiya and it had rained the previous
night. When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) had finished the prayer he faced the people and said,
"Do you know what your Lord has said?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle
know better." (The Prophet said), "Allah says, 'In this morning some of My
worshipers remained as true believers and some became non-believers; he who said that it
had rained with the blessing and mercy of Allah is the one who believes in Me and does not
believe in star, but he who said it had rained because of such and such (star) is a
disbeliever in Me and is a believer in star.' "
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 149:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which
nobody knows but Allah . . . nobody knows what will happen tomorrow; nobody knows what is
in the womb; nobody knows what he will gain tomorrow; nobody knows at what place he will
die; and nobody knows when it will rain."
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