أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ کَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَصَاحُوا فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَحَطَتْ الْمَطَرُ وَهَلَکَتْ الْبَهَائِمُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا نَرَی فِي السَّمَائِ قَزَعَةً مِنْ سَحَابٍ قَالَ فَأَنْشَأَتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَانْتَشَرَتْ ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أُمْطِرَتْ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّی وَانْصَرَفَ النَّاسُ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تَمْطُرُ إِلَی يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَی فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ صَاحُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ تَهَدَّمَتْ الْبُيُوتُ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَحْبِسَهَا عَنَّا فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا فَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنْ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَعَلَتْ تَمْطُرُ حَوْلَهَا وَمَا تَمْطُرُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَطْرَةً فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَی الْمَدِينَةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي مِثْلِ الْإِکْلِيلِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1522
It was narrated from Thabit that Anas said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was delivering the Khuthah one Friday when the people stood up and shouted: ‘Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! There has been no rain and the animals have died. Pray to Allah to send us rain.’ He said: ‘Allah, send us rain; Allah, send us rain.’ By Allah, we could not see even a wisp of a cloud in the sky, then a cloud appeared and grew, and it rained. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came down and prayed, and the people departed, and it continued to rain until the following Friday. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم stood up to deliver the Khutbah, they called out to him and said: ‘Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, the houses are destroyed and the routes are cut off. Pray to Allah to take it away from us.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم t smiled and said: ‘Allah, around us and not us!’ Then it dispersed from Al Macjinah and rain fell around Al Madinah but not a single drop fell Al-Madinah I looked, and it was in something like a ring.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020