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Chapter 11 · No. 2070–2088

The Book of Prayer - Rain

  • 2070Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) went to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and turned round his mantle while facing the Qibla.

  • 2071Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) went out to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and faced towards Qibla, and turned round his mantle and prayed two rak'ahs.

  • 2072Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) went out to the place of prayer in order to offer prayer for rainfall. And when he intended to make supplication he faced Qibla and turned round his mantle.

  • 2073Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ قَالَا أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) went out one day in order to pray for rain. He turned his back towards people, supplicated before Allah, facing towards Qibla, and turned his mantle round and then observed two rak'ahs of …

  • 2074Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ …

    I saw the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) raising his hands (high enough) in supplication (for rain) that the whiteness of his armpits became visible.

  • 2075Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) prayed for rain pointing the back of his hands to the sky.

  • 2076Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَعَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ …

    The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) was not accustomed to raice his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain. (He would then raise [his hands] high enough) that the whiteness of his armpits became …

  • 2077Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ …

    This hadith has been narrated by Anas bin Malik رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ through another chain of transmitters.

  • 2078Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ …

    A person entered the mosque through the door situated on theside of Daral-Qada' during Friday (prayer) and the messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) was delivering the sermon while standing. He came and stood in front of the …

  • 2079Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَقُ بْنُ …

    The people were in the grip of famine during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ), and (once) as the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) was delivering the sermon standing on the pulpit on Friday …

  • 2080Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ …

    While the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) 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 …

  • 2081Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ …

    Allah gathered the clouds and as we (were obliged) to stay back I saw that even the strong man, impelled by a desire to go to his family, (could not do so).

  • 2082Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي أُسَامَةُ أَنَّ حَفْصَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ …

    A bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) on Friday as he was (delivering the sermon on his) pulpit; and the rest of the hadith is the same but with this addition: I saw the cloud clearing just as a sheet is …

  • 2083Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ …

    It rained upon us as we were with the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌). The Messenger of Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) removed his cloth (from a part of his body) till the rain fell on it. We said: Messenger of Allah, why did …

  • 2084Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلَالٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ …

    He heard 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا , the wife of the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him), as saying: When there was on any day windstorm or dark cloud (its effects) could be read on the face of the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ …

  • 2085Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ …

    Whenever the wind was stormy, the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) used to say: O Allah! I ask Thee for what is good in it, and the good which it contains, and the good of that which it was sent for. I seek refuge with Thee …

  • 2086Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ح و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو …

    I never saw Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) laugh to such an extent that I could see his uvula-whereas he used to smile only-and when he saw dark clouds or wind, (the signs of fear) were depicted on his face. I said …

  • 2087Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: I have been helped by the east wind and the 'Ad were destroyed by the west wind.

  • 2088Sahih MuslimSahih

    و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا …

    This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ through another chain of transmitters.