Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the people out (to the place of prayer) and prayed for rain. He led them in two rak'ahs of prayer in the course of which he recited from the Qur'an in a loud voice....
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to make supplication for rain. He turned his back towards the people praying to Allah, the Exalted. The narrator Sulaiman b. Dawud said: He faced the qiblah and turned around his...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
"He turned around his cloak, putting its right side on his left shoulder and its left side on his right shoulder. Thereafter he made supplication to Allah."
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)prayed for rain wearing a black robe with ornamented border. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)wanted to reverse it from bottom to top by holding the bottom. But when it was too heavy he turned it round...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Kinanah reported: Al-Walid ibn Utbah or (according to the version of Uthman) al-Walid ibn Uqbah, the then governor of Medina, sent me to Ibn Abbas to ask him about the prayer for rain offered by the...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)went out to the place of prayer to pray for rain. When he wanted to make supplication, he faced the qiblah and turned around his cloak.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
Abd Allah b. Zaid al Mazini said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) went out to the place of prayer and made supplication or rain, and turned around his cloak when the faced the qiblah.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
Umayr saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying for rain at Ahjar az-Zayt near az-Zawra', standing, making supplication, praying for rain and raising his hands in front of his face, but not lifting them above his head.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) weeping (due to drought). He said (making supplication): O Allah! give us rain which will replenish us, abundant, fertilising and profitable, not injurious, granting it now without delay. He (the narrator) said: Thereupon...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was not accustomed to raise his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain. He would then raise them high enough so much so that the whiteness of his armpits was...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to make supplication for rain in this manner. he spread his hands keeping the inner side (of hands) towards the earth, so I witnessed the whiteness of his armpits.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
A man who witnessed the Prophet (ﷺ) reported to me that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying at Ahjar al-Zait spreading his hands.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The people complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of the lack of rain, so he gave an order for a pulpit. It was then set up for him in the place of prayer. He fixed a day for the...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The people of Medina had a drought during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ). While he was preaching on a Friday, a man stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, the horses have perished, the goats have perished, pray to...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his hands in front of his face and said: O Allah! Give us water. the narrator then reported then reported the tradition like the former.
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
On his father's authority, quoted his grandfather as saying: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed for rain, he said: O Allah! Provide water for Your servants and Your cattle, display Your mercy and give life to Your dead land....
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet stood for a long time, accompanied by the people. He then bowed, then raised his head, then he bowed and then he raised his...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had died. The people began to to say that there was an eclipse on account of the death of Ibrahim. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood...
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a hot day. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)led his Companions in prayer and prolonged the standing until the people began to fall down....
Sunan Abi Dawud
The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')
There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)came tot he mosque; he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is great); the people stood in rows behind him; the Messenger of Allah...