Sahih al-Bukhari

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Book 15: Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

Chapter: The raising of both hands by the Imam during Istisqa' while invoking Allah for rain

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Anas bin Malik 6 narrators
Muhammad bin Bashar Bindar Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~167 AH – 252 AH Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~120 AH – 198 AH Muhammad bin Abi 'Adi Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~120 AH – 194 AH Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan) Tābiʿī d. ~120 AH Qatada Tābiʿī ~60 AH – ~117 AH Anas bin Malik Companion 10 BH/613 CE – 93 AH/712 CE
Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) raising his hands, but it is narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No. 807 & 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 1031

In-book reference

Book 15, Hadith 26

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 2, Book 17, Hadith 141

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلاَّ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ، وَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ‏.‏

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