Al-Adab al-Mufrad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that in one year the rain stopped and there was a famine. On Friday, a man from among the Muslims stood up and said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! The rain has stopped, the land has become dry, and the livestock are perishing. Hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his hands (during the sermon), while at that time there was no cloud visible in the sky, and he raised his hands so high that I saw the whiteness of his armpits. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked Allah Almighty for rain. We had not yet performed the Friday prayer when, because of the rain, the young man living nearby became anxious to go home. Then this rain continued until the next Friday. When the next Friday came, that man said: O Messenger of Allah! The houses have collapsed, and the riders are stranded. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled at the hastiness of the son of Adam, and raising his hands, said: “O Allah! Let the rain fall around us, not upon us.” So the clouds cleared away from Madinah.