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Sahih Muslim 897b (Book 9, Hadith 10) #9226
Answered Prayer in Time of Famine

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed to Allah for rain in the time of famine, and his prayer was answered.

Anas b. Malik reported: The people were in the grip of famine during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah , and (once) as the Messenger of Allah was delivering the sermon standing on the pulpit on Friday, a bedouin stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, the animals died and the children suffered starvation. The rest of the hadith is the same (and the words are) that he (the Holy Prophet) said: O Allah, send down rain in our suburbs but not on us. He (the narrator) said: To whichever directions he pointed with his hands, the clouds broke up and I saw Medina like the opening of a (courtyard) and the stream of Qanat flowed for one month, and none came from any part (of Arabia) but with the news of heavy rainfall.
وَحَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَصَابَتِ النَّاسَ سَنَةٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِذْ قَامَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَ الْمَالُ وَجَاعَ الْعِيَالُ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَاهُ ‏.‏ وَفِيهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ إِلاَّ تَفَرَّجَتْ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي مِثْلِ الْجَوْبَةِ وَسَالَ وَادِي قَنَاةَ شَهْرًا ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَجِئْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ إِلاَّ أَخْبَرَ بِجَوْدٍ

TOPICS
prayer  *  famine  *  rainfall  *  suburbs  *  dua  *  alikhtilaf  *  almata  *  alfurud

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards Allah through sincere prayer during difficult times; Have faith that your prayers will be answered; Show compassion towards those who are suffering; Be grateful when your prayers are answered; Have hope that things will get better soon.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, we learn about the power of prayer and how it can be used to help those in need. During a time of famine, a bedouin stood up during the Prophet Muhammad's sermon on Friday and asked for help as their animals had died and their children were suffering from starvation. The Prophet then prayed to Allah for rain in their suburbs but not on them, and his prayer was answered with heavy rainfall that lasted for one month. This hadith teaches us that when we are faced with difficult times or situations, we should turn to Allah through prayer as He is always listening and will answer our prayers if it is good for us. It also shows us how powerful our faith can be when we put it into action by praying sincerely from our hearts.

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