الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الاستسقاءChapters on the Prayer for Rain
(بَابُ) الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِي خُطْبَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمَنِ اسْتَسْقَا بِغَيْرِ صَلَاةٍ
Chapter on seeking rain by supplication in the Friday sermon and those who sought rain without prayer
Hadith 2931
عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ؟ فَقَالَ: قِيلَ لَهُ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَحِطَ الْمَطَرُ، وَأَجْدَبَتِ الْأَرْضُ، وَهَلَكَ الْمَالُ، قَالَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ فَاسْتَسْقَى، وَلَقَدْ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَمَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ سَحَابَةً، فَمَا قَضَيْنَا الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى إِنَّ قَرِيبَ الدَّارِ الشَّابَّ لَيُهِمُّهُ الرُّجُوعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَاحْتَبَسَتِ الرُّكْبَانُ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ سُرْعَةِ مَلَالَةِ ابْنِ آدَمَ، وَقَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا))، فَتَكَشَّطَتْ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ فَتَكَشَّفَتْ) عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked whether the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands (for supplication). He said: On a Friday, someone said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! There is a drought, the land has dried up, and livestock are perishing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, until I saw the whiteness of his armpits, then he supplicated for rain. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, there was not a cloud in the sky, but before we had finished the prayer, (so much rain fell that) it became difficult even for a young man living nearby to return to his house. When the next Friday came, the people said: O Messenger of Allah! Houses are collapsing and caravans have stopped. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at the quick impatience of the son of Adam and said: "Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna." That is: O Allah! Let the rain fall around us, not upon us. So the clouds moved away from Madinah Munawwarah.
Hadith 2932
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَنَسٌ: إِنِّي لَقَاعِدٌ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ إِذْ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! حُبِسَ الْمَطَرُ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ
(Second chain) Thabit says: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting by the pulpit on Friday and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, when someone from among the people of the mosque said: O Messenger of Allah! The rain has been withheld, ... ... . Then he narrated as in the previous hadith.
Hadith 2933
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَالِثٍ) عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَادَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَحَطَ الْمَطَرُ وَأَمْحَلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَقَحَطَ النَّاسُ، فَاسْتَسْقِ لَنَا رَبَّكَ، فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَمَا نَرَى كَثِيرَ سَحَابٍ فَاسْتَسْقَى فَنَشَا الْسَّحَابُ بَعْضُهُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ، ثُمَّ مُطِرُوا حَتَّى سَالَتْ مَثَاعِبُ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَاطَّرَدَتْ طُرُقُهَا أَنْهَارًا، فَمَا زَالَتْ كَذَلِكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ مَا تُقْلِعُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ، وَنَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ! ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَحْبِسَهَا عَنَّا، فَضَحِكَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا))، فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ فَجَعَلَ الْسَّحَابُ يَتَصَدَّعُ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا يُمْطِرُ مَا حَوْلَهَا وَلَا يُمْطِرُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا
(Third Chain of Transmission) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: On the day of Jumu’ah, a man called out to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon to the people in Madinah Munawwarah, and said: O Messenger of Allah! The rain has stopped, the earth is devoid of vegetation, and the people are suffering from famine, so please supplicate to your Lord for rain for us. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards the sky; we did not see many clouds. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, and the clouds began to gather and increase, then it started to rain. The streams of Madinah began to flow, and its paths became like rivers. The rain continued in this manner until the next Jumu’ah and did not stop. (On the next Jumu’ah) the same man or another stood up while the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, and he said: O Messenger of Allah! Supplicate to Allah to withhold the rain from us. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and supplicated: O Allah! (Let it rain) around us, not upon us. As soon as he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated to his Lord, the clouds parted and moved to the right and left of Madinah and began to rain around Madinah, while no rain was falling in Madinah itself.
Hadith 2934
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ رَابِعٍ) عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: أَصَابَ النَّاسَ سَنَةٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَامَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! هَلَكَ الْمَالُ، وَجَاعَ الْعِيَالُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا، فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ وَمَا تُرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةٌ فَثَارَ سَحَابٌ أَمْثَالُ الْجِبَالِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا الْمَطَرَ يَتَحَادَرُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
(The Fourth Chain) Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people were afflicted with drought. On a Friday, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon when a Bedouin man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! The livestock have perished and the families are hungry, so pray to Allah to give us water. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands (and prayed), while there was not a patch of cloud visible in the sky. Then clouds gathered like mountains, and before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had descended from the pulpit, we saw the rain falling upon his blessed beard. (Then the rest of the hadith was narrated.)
Hadith 2935
عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلِ بْنِ السِّمْطِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مُرَّةَ! حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاحْذَرْ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ وَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: اسْتَسْقِ اللَّهَ لِمُضَرَ، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّكَ لَجَرِيءٌ، أَلِمُضَرَ؟)) قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! اسْتَنْصَرْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَنَصَرَكَ وَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَأَجَابَكَ، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مُرِيعًا مَرِيعًا طَبَقًا غَدَقًا عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ، نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ))، قَالَ: فَأُجِيبُوا، قَالَ: فَمَا لَبِثُوا أَنْ أَتَوْهُ فَشَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ كَثْرَةَ الْمَطَرِ، فَقَالُوا: قَدْ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا))، قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ الْسَّحَابُ يَتَقَطَّعُ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا
Sharjeel bin Simt said to Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Murrah, may Allah be pleased with him: O Ka’b bin Murrah! Narrate to us a hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and be careful. He said: I was listening when a man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: Pray to Allah for rain for the tribe of Mudar. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: You are very bold, is it for Mudar? He said: O Messenger of Allah! You asked Allah for help and He helped you, and you prayed to Allah and He accepted, (so please pray this time as well). So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his hands and prayed: O Allah! Send down upon us such rain that removes hardship and distress, makes the land green, and has a good outcome, and let it be a general rain and abundant in water, let it come quickly and not be delayed, let it be beneficial and not harmful. Thus, the people's request was fulfilled and they soon came back to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, complaining about the abundance of rain, saying: The houses are collapsing. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his hands and prayed: O Allah! Let it rain around us, not upon us. The clouds split and began to move to the right and left.
