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Sahih Muslim 897c (Book 9, Hadith 11) #9227
Answered Prayers During Drought

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the people of Medina asking the Prophet (PBUH) for rain due to a drought, and Allah answering their prayers by sending rain around Medina but not in it.

Anas b. Malik reported that while the Messenger of Allah was delivering the sermon on Friday, people stood up before him and said in a loud voice: Apostle of Allah, there is a drought and the trees have become yellow, the animals have died; and the rest of the hadith is the same, and in the narration transmitted by 'Abd al-A'la the words are:" The clouds cleared from Medina and it began to rain around it and not a single drop of rain fell in Medina. And as I looked towards Medina, I found it hollow like (the hollowness of) a basin.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَصَاحُوا وَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَحِطَ الْمَطَرُ وَاحْمَرَّ الشَّجَرُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْبَهَائِمُ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَفِيهِ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى فَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏ فَجَعَلَتْ

TOPICS
drought  *  rain  *  prayer  *  prayers

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn to God in times of need; Trusting His plan; Have patience with His timing; Ask Him for help when needed; Believe He will answer your prayers even if it is not immediate or exact as expected.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the power of prayer and how Allah answers them. It tells us that during a time of drought, when all hope seemed lost, the people of Medina turned to Allah in prayer and asked for His help. In response, He sent rain around them but not directly on them as if He was protecting them from harm. This teaches us that no matter how dire our situation may seem, we should always turn to Allah in prayer and trust that He will answer us in His own way. We should also remember that even if our prayers are not answered immediately or exactly as we expect, they are still being heard and answered by Him in some way or another.

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