حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي هِشَامَ بْنَ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ بَعَثَ الْوَلِيدُ يَسْأَلُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَيْفَ صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَخَشِّعًا فَأَتَى الْمُصَلَّى فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2423
Isma'eel bin Rabee'ah bin Hisham bin Ishaq bin 'Abdullah bin Kinanah said: I heard my grandfather Hisham bin Ishaq bin 'Abdullah narrate that his father said: al-Waleed sent word asking Ibn 'Abbas (RA): What did the Messenger of Allah PBUH) do when he prayed for rain ( istisqa )? He said; The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) went out wearing scruffy clothes and with a humble attitude, to the prayer place, then he prayed two rak’ahs as he prayed on (Eld) al- Fitr and (Eid) al-Adha,
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020