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 Messenger (ﷺ) was delivering the Khutba. The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah for rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (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 Messenger (ﷺ) was delivering the Friday's Khutba. The man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, please pray to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 1013
In-book reference
Book 15, Hadith 8
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 2, Book 17, Hadith 126
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related from Sharik ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi Namir that he heard Anas ibn Malik mention that on the day of Jumu'a a man entered the door opposite the minbar while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was standing giving the khutba. He stood in front of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Messenger of Allah, our livestock are dying and the roads are blocked, so make supplication to Allah to give us rain." He said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, raised his hands and said, 'O Allah, give us rain! O Allah, give us rain! O Allah, give us rain.'" Anas said, "By Allah, we could not see a cloud or even a speck of cloud or anything else in the sky and there was no house or building between us and Sila'." He went on, "Then a cloud looking like a shield rose up behind him and when it reached the middle of the sky it spread out and then it rained." He said, "By Allah, we did not see the sun for a week. Then a man entered by the same door the next Jumu'a while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was giving the khutba, stood in front of him and said, 'Messenger of Allah, our property is being destroyed and the roads are blocked, so make supplication to Allah to stop it.'" He said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, raised his hands and then said, 'O Allah, around us and not on us! O Allah, on the hill-tops and mountains, hills, valleys and the places where trees grow.'" He said, "It stopped and we left walking in the sunshine." Sharik said, "I asked Anas, 'Was it the same man?' He replied, 'I do not know.'"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 1013
In-book reference
Book 15, Hadith 8
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 2, Book 17, Hadith 126
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih