Ask God sincerely with faith in Him

This hadith is about the power of prayer. It tells us that when we ask Allah for something, He will answer our prayers if it is in accordance with His will. In this hadith, a man came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asking him to pray for rain as livestock were destroyed and roads were cut off due to lack of water. The Prophet ﷺ prayed and it rained from Friday till the next Friday. Then when the same man returned asking him to pray that there be no more rain as houses have collapsed and roads are cut off due to flooding, again Allah answered his prayer by clearing away clouds from Medina like clothes are taken off . This teaches us that if we sincerely ask Allah with faith in Him then He will answer our prayers even if they seem impossible or difficult at first glance.