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Sahih al-Bukhari 3582 (Book 61, Hadith 91) #3423
Invoking Allah for Rain and Protection

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was able to invoke Allah to bring rain when the people of Medina were suffering from drought, and also to withhold it when their houses had collapsed.

Narrated Anas: Once during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, the people of Medina suffered from drought. So while the Prophet was delivering a sermon on a Friday a man got up saying, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! The horses and sheep have perished. Will you invoke Allah to bless us with rain?" The Prophet ﷺ lifted both his hands and invoked. The sky at that time was as clear as glass. Suddenly a wind blew, raising clouds that gathered together, and it started raining heavily. We came out (of the Mosque) wading through the flowing water till we reached our homes. It went on raining till the next Friday, when the same man or some other man stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! The houses have collapsed; please invoke Allah to withhold the rain". On that the Prophet ﷺ smiled and said, "O Allah, (let it rain) around us and not on us". I then looked at the clouds to see them separating forming a sort of a crown round Medina.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، وَعَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَصَابَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَحْطٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ إِذْ قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَتِ الْكُرَاعُ، هَلَكَتِ الشَّاءُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ يَسْقِينَا، فَمَدَّ يَدَيْهِ وَدَعَا‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَإِنَّ السَّمَاءَ لَمِثْلُ الزُّجَاجَةِ فَهَاجَتْ رِيحٌ أَنْشَأَتْ سَحَابًا ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَتِ السَّمَاءُ عَزَالِيَهَا، فَخَرَجْنَا نَخُوضُ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا مَنَازِلَنَا، فَلَمْ نَزَلْ نُمْطَرُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ ـ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ ـ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ يَحْبِسْهُ‏.‏ فَتَبَسَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى السَّحَابِ تَصَدَّعَ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ كَأَنَّهُ إِكْلِيلٌ‏.‏
TOPICS
drought  *  rain  *  invocation  *  protection

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards Allah during times of difficulty or hardship with sincerity; Pray with faithfulness towards God Almighty; Ask help from God in times of need; Invoke Allah's blessings upon yourself & others; Have trust & belief that your prayers will be answered by Him .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of invocation and how it can be used in times of need. During a time of drought in Medina, a man asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to invoke Allah for rain. The Prophet ﷺ lifted his hands and prayed, and soon after clouds gathered together in the sky and it started raining heavily. Later on, when some houses had collapsed due to heavy rains, another man asked the Prophet ﷺ to invoke Allah for protection from further rains. The Prophet ﷺ smiled and prayed that it should rain around them but not on them - which happened as clouds formed a crown around Medina while withholding rain from within its boundaries. This hadith teaches us that we can turn towards Allah during times of difficulty or hardship - whether we are asking Him for something or seeking His protection - as He is always willing to listen if we call upon Him with sincerity. It also shows us how powerful our prayers can be if they come from a place of faithfulness towards God Almighty!

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