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Sahih al-Bukhari 1029 (Book 15, Hadith 24) #993
The Power of Prayer for Rain

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a bedouin who came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for rain, and the Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands in prayer and it started raining.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A bedouin came to Allah's Messenger on a Friday and said, "O Allah's Messenger ! The livestock, the offspring, and the people have perished". So, Allah's Messenger raised both his hands invoking Allah (for rain) and the people too raised their hands with Allah's Messenger invoking Allah (for rain). We had not left the mosque when it started raining. It rained till the next Friday when the same man came to Allah's Messenger and said, "O Allah's Messenger! The travelers are compelled to postpone their journeys (because of excessive rain) and the roads are overflowed".
قَالَ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَدْوِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَلَكَتِ الْمَاشِيَةُ هَلَكَ الْعِيَالُ هَلَكَ النَّاسُ‏.‏ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَدَيْهِ يَدْعُو، وَرَفَعَ النَّاسُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ مَعَهُ يَدْعُونَ، قَالَ فَمَا خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى مُطِرْنَا، فَمَا زِلْنَا نُمْطَرُ حَتَّى كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الأُخْرَى، فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، بَشِقَ الْمُسَافِرُ، وَمُنِعَ الطَّرِيقُ‏.‏

TOPICS
rain  *  prayer  *  invocation  *  mosque  *  maiyyah  *  musalla  *  dua  *  masjid

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards Allah in times of need with faith & sincerity; Raise your hands while praying; Be grateful after prayers are answered; Have patience during difficult times.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a Bedouin man who came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on a Friday and told him that livestock, offspring, and people have perished due to lack of rain. In response, the Prophet ﷺ raised both his hands in prayer invoking Allah for rain. After this invocation, it started raining until the next Friday when the same man returned to tell the Prophet ﷺ that roads were overflowing due to excessive rain. This hadith teaches us that we should turn towards Allah in times of need as He is All-Powerful and can answer our prayers if we are sincere in our supplications. It also shows us how powerful prayer can be when done with faith and sincerity as it was able to bring forth an abundance of rainfall which was beneficial for everyone around them.

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