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Sunan an-Nasai 1527 (Book 17, Hadith 24) #16138
Praying for Rain in Times of Drought

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet (PBUH) praying to Allah (SWT) for rain when there was a drought and how he asked Allah (SWT) to make it rain around them and not on them.

It was narrated that Anas said: "There was no rain for a year, so some of the Muslims went to the Prophet ﷺ one Friday and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there has been no rain; the land has become bare and our wealth has been destroyed'. He raised his hands, and we did not see any cloud in the sky. He stretched forth his hands until I could see the whiteness of his armpits, praying to Allah (SWT) for rain. When we finished praying Jumu'ah, even a young man whose house nearby was worried about how he would get home. That lasted for a week, then on the following Friday they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, houses have been destroyed and all travel has been ceased'. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled at how quickly the sons of Adam become weary, and he said with his hands raised: 'O Allah, around us and not on us,' and it dispersed from Al-Madinah".
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قُحِطَ الْمَطَرُ عَامًا فَقَامَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَحَطَ الْمَطَرُ وَأَجْدَبَتِ الأَرْضُ وَهَلَكَ الْمَالُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَمَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ سَحَابَةً فَمَدَّ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ يَسْتَسْقِي اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - قَالَ - فَمَا صَلَّيْنَا الْجُمُعَةَ حَتَّى أَهَمَّ الشَّابَّ الْقَرِيبَ الدَّارِ الرُّجُوعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَدَامَتْ جُمُعَةٌ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَاحْتَبَسَ الرُّكْبَانُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِسُرْعَةِ مَلاَلَةِ ابْنِ آدَمَ وَقَالَ بِيَدَيْهِ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَكَشَّطَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ
TOPICS
prayer  *  rain  *  drought  *  supplication  *  invocation  *  faith  *  patience  *  salat  *  istisqaa  *  sabr

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God's mercy & power; Pray & supplicate; Remain patient & hopeful; Ask God with sincerity & humility; Believe whatever happens is part of His plan & will benefit you eventually .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the power of prayer and faith in times of difficulty. It tells us that even when faced with a seemingly impossible situation such as a drought that has lasted for an entire year, we should still have faith in Allah's mercy and power. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) raised his hands towards the sky while praying to Allah for rain, showing us that we should never give up hope even when things seem bleakest. He also asked Allah to make it rain around them but not on them; this teaches us that sometimes our prayers are answered in ways we don't expect or understand at first glance. We must always remember that whatever happens is ultimately part of God's plan and will benefit us in some way if we remain patient and faithful.

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