Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 119:
Narrated 'Abbas bin Tamim's uncle:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer and turned
(and put on) his cloak inside out.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120:
Narrated Abu Huraira;
Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the
last Raka he used to say: "O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Abi Rabi'a. O
Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah!
Save the weak faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard on the tribes of
Mudar and send (famine) years on them like the famine years of
(Prophet) Joseph ." The Prophet further said, "Allah forgive the
tribes of Ghifar and save the tribes of Aslam." Abu Az-Zinad (a
sub-narrator) said, "The Qunut used to be recited by the Prophet in
the Fajr prayer."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 121:
Narrated Masruq:
We were with 'Abdullah and he said, "When the Prophet saw the refusal
of the people to accept Islam he said, "O Allah! Send (famine) years
on them for (seven years) like the seven years (of famine during the
time) of (Prophet) Joseph." So famine overtook them for one year and
destroyed every kind of life to such an extent that the people started
eating hides, carcasses and rotten dead animals. Whenever one of them
looked towards the sky, he would (imagine himself to) see smoke
because of hunger. So Abu Sufyan went to the Prophet and said, "O
Muhammad! You order people to obey Allah and to keep good relations
with kith and kin. No doubt the people of your tribe are dying, so
please pray to Allah for them." So Allah revealed: "Then watch you For
the day that The sky will bring forth a kind Of smoke Plainly visible
... Verily! You will return (to disbelief) On the day when We shall
seize You with a mighty grasp. (44.10-16) Ibn Masud added, "Al-Batsha
(i.e. grasp) happened in the battle of Badr and no doubt smoke,
Al-Batsha, Al-Lizam, and the verse of Surat Ar-Rum have all passed .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 122:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
My father said, "I heard Ibn 'Umar reciting the poetic verses of Abu
Talib: And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is requested to
pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of
widows." Salim's father (Ibn 'Umar) said, "The following poetic verse
occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the
rain water flowed profusely from every roof-g utter: And a white
(person) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the
orphans and is the guardian of widows . . . And these were the words
of Abu Talib."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 123:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever drought threatened them, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, used to ask
Al-Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say,
"O Allah! We used to ask our Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You
would bless us with rain, and now we ask his uncle to invoke You for
rain. O Allah ! Bless us with rain."(1) And so it would rain.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 124:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet turned his cloak inside out on Istisqa.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 125:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid
The Prophet went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He
faced the Qibla and wore his cloak inside out, and offered two Rakat.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 126:
Narrated Sharik bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Namir:
I heard Anas bin Malik saying, "On a Friday a person entered the main
Mosque through the gate facing the pulpit while Allah's Apostle was
delivering the Khutba. The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are
cut off; so please pray to Allah for rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us
with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain!'
" Anas added, "By Allah, we could not see any trace of cloud in the
sky and there was no building or a house between us and (the mountains
of) Sila." Anas added, "A heavy cloud like a shield appeared from
behind it (i.e. Sila' Mountain). When it came in the middle of the
sky, it spread and then rained." Anas further said, "By Allah! We
could not see the sun for a week. Next Friday a person entered through
the same gate and at that time Allah's Apostle was delivering the
Friday's Khutba. The man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, please
pray to Allah to with-hold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle I
raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on
us. O Allah! On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the
valleys and on the places where trees grow.' So the rain stopped and
we came out walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the
same person who had asked for the rain (the last Friday). Anas replied
that he did not know.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 127:
Narrated Sharik:
Anas bin Malik said, "A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through
the gate facing the Daril-Qada' and Allah's Apostle was standing
delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of Allah's
Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle, livestock are dying and the
roads are cut off; please pray to Allah for rain.' So Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with
rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain!" Anas
added, "By Allah, there were no clouds in the sky and there was no
house or building between us and the mountain of Silas'. Then a big
cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Silas Mountain) and
when it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained. By
Allah! We could not see the sun for a week. The next Friday, a person
entered through the same gate and Allah's Apostle was delivering the
Friday Khutba and the man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; Please
pray to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle raised
both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on us. O
Allah!' On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the
valleys and on the places where trees grow.' " Anas added, "The rain
stopped and we came out, walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas
whether it was the same person who had asked for rain the previous
Friday. Anas replied that he did not know.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 128:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas I said, "While Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was delivering the
Friday Khutba (sermon) a man came and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Rain
is scarce; please ask Allah to bless us with rain.' So he invoked
Allah for it, and it rained so much that we could hardly reach our
homes and it continued raining till the next Friday." Anas further
said, "Then the same or some other person stood up and said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to withhold the rain.' On that, Allah's
Apostle I said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on us.' " Anas added,
"I saw the clouds dispersing right and left and it continued to rain
but not over Medina."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 129:
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "Livestock are destroyed
and the roads are cut off." So Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for rain
and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday. The same person
came again and said, "Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off, and
the livestock are destroyed. Please pray to Allah to withhold the
rain." Allah's Apostle (stood up and) said, "O Allah! (Let it rain) on
the plateaus, on the hills, in the valleys and over the places where
trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are
taken off .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Livestock
are destroyed and the roads are cut off. So please invoke Allah." So
Allah's Apostle prayed and it rained from that Friday to the next
Friday. Then he came to Allah's Apostle I and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the livestock
are destroyed." So Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed, "O Allah! (Let it
rain) on the tops of mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and
over the places where trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from
Medina as clothes are taken off.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 131:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
I p man complained to the Prophet about the destruction of livestock
and property and the hunger of the offspring. So he invoked (Allah for
rain. The narrator (Anas) did not mention that the Prophet had worn
his cloak inside out or faced the Qibla.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 132:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Livestock
are destroyed and the roads are cut off; so please invoke Allah." So
Allah's Apostle prayed for rain and it rained from that Friday till
the next Friday. Then a man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the
livestock are destroyed." So Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah ! (Let it
rain) on the tops of the mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys
and over the places where trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from
Medina as clothes are taken off.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 133:
Narrated Masruq:
One day I went to Ibn Masud who said, "When Quraish delayed in
embracing Islam, the Prophet I invoked Allah to curse them, so they
were afflicted with a (famine) year because of which many of them died
and they ate the carcasses and Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and
said, 'O Muhammad! You came to order people to keep good relation with
kith and kin and your nation is being destroyed, so invoke Allah I ?
So the Prophet I recited the Holy verses of Sirat-Ad-Dukhan: 'Then
watch you For the day that The sky will Bring forth a kind Of smoke
Plainly visible.' (44.10) When the famine was taken off, the people
renegade once again as nonbelievers. The statement of Allah, (in Sura
"Ad-Dukhan"-44) refers to that: 'On the day when We shall seize You
with a mighty grasp.' (44.16) And that was what happened on the day of
the battle of Badr." Asbath added on the authority of Mansur, "Allah's
Apostle prayed for them and it rained heavily for seven days. So the
people complained of the excessive rain. The Prophet said, 'O Allah!
(Let it rain) around us and not on us.' So the clouds dispersed over
his head and it rained over the surroundings."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 134:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle I was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on a Friday when
the people stood up, shouted and said, "O Allah's Apostle! There is no
rain (drought), the trees have dried and the livestock are destroyed;
Please pray to Allah for rain." So Allah's Apostle said twice, "O
Allah! Bless us with rain." By Allah, there was no trace of cloud in
the sky and suddenly the sky became overcast with clouds and it
started raining. The Prophet came down the pulpit and offered the
prayer. When he came back from the prayer (to his house) it was
raining and it rained continuously till the next Friday. When the
Prophet started delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon), the people
started shouting and said to him, "The houses have collapsed and the
roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah to withhold the rain." So
the Prophet smiled and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on us."
So the sky became clear over Medina but it kept on raining over the
outskirts (of Medina) and not a single drop of rain fell over Median.
I looked towards the sky which was as bright and clear as a crown.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 135:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim
that his uncle (who was one of the companions of the Prophet) had told
him, "The Prophet went out with the people to invoke Allah for rain
for them. He stood up and invoked Allah for rain, then faced the Qibla
and turned his cloak (inside out) and it rained."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 136:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim
from his uncle who said, "The Prophet went out to invoke Allah for
rain. He faced the Qibla invoking Allah. He turned over his cloak
(inside out) and then offered two Rakat and recited the Quran aloud in
them."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 137:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle,
"I saw the Prophet on the day when he went out to offer the Istisqa'
prayer. He turned his back towards the people and faced the Qibla and
asked Allah for rain. Then he turned his cloak inside out and led us
in a two Rakat prayer and recited the Qur'an aloud in them."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 138:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamlm from his uncle who said,
"The Prophet invoked Allah for rain and offered a two Rakat prayer and
he put his cloak inside out."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 139:
Narrated Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle who said,
"The Prophet went out to the Musalla to offer the Istisqa' prayer,
faced the Qibla and offered a two-Rakat prayer and turned his cloak
inside out." Narrated Abu Bakr, "The Prophet put the right side of his
cloak on his left side."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 140:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari:
The Prophet went out towards the Musalla in order to offer the
Istisqa' prayer and when he intended to invoke (Allah) or started
invoking, he faced the Qibla and turned his cloak inside out.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet never raised his hands for any invocation except for that
of Istisqa' and he used to raise them so much that the whiteness of
his armpits became visible. (Note: It may be that Anas did not see
the Prophet raising his hands, but it is narrated that the Prophet
used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqa. See
Hadith No. 807 & 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 142:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle saw the rain, he used to say, "O Allah! Let
it be a strong fruitful rain."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
In the life-time of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) the people were
afflicted with a (famine) year. While the Prophet was delivering the
Khutba (sermon) on the pulpit on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the families
(offspring) are hungry: please pray to Allah to bless us with rain."
Allah's Apostle raised both his hands towards the sky and at that time
there was not a trace of cloud in they sky. Then the clouds started
gathering like mountains. Before he got down from the pulpit I saw
rain-water trickling down his beard. It rained that day, the next day,
the third day, the fourth day and till the next Friday, when the same
Bedouin or some other person stood up (during the Friday Khutba) and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed and the livestock
are drowned. Please invoke Allah for us." So Allah's Apostle raised
both his hands and said, "O Allah! Around us and not on us." Whichever
side the Prophet directed his hand, the clouds dispersed from there
till a hole (in the clouds) was formed over Medina. The valley of
Qanat remained flowing (with water) for one month and none, came from
outside who didn't talk about the abundant rain.
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 144:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever a strong wind blew, anxiety appeared on the face of the
Prophet (fearing that wind might be a sign of Allah's wrath).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 145:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba and the nation
of 'Ad was destroyed by Ad-Dabur (westerly wind) .
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 146:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until
(religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious
learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass
quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will
overflow amongst you." (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 147:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
(The Prophet) said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and our Yemen." People
said, "Our Najd as well." The Prophet again said, "O Allah! Bless our
Sham and Yemen." They said again, "Our Najd as well." On that the
Prophet said, "There will appear earthquakes and afflictions, and from
there will come out the side of the head of Satan."
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 148:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
Allah's Apostle led the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiya and it had
rained the previous night. When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) had finished the
prayer he faced the people and said, "Do you know what your Lord has
said?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." (The Prophet
said), "Allah says, 'In this morning some of My worshipers remained as
true believers and some became non-believers; he who said that it had
rained with the blessing and mercy of Allah is the one who believes in
Me and does not believe in star, but he who said it had rained because
of such and such (star) is a disbeliever in Me and is a believer in
star.' "
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 149:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Keys of the unseen knowledge are five
which nobody knows but Allah . . . nobody knows what will happen
tomorrow; nobody knows what is in the womb; nobody knows what he will
gain tomorrow; nobody knows at what place he will die; and nobody
knows when it will rain."
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