#5 Asking for rain

Book of Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

(8) Chapter: Istisqa' (to invoke Allah for the rain) on the pulpit

Hadith 1015

Narrated Qatada:

Anas I said, "While Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) was delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon) a man came and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم)! 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 Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) 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."