حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ شَاذَانُ ، ثَنَا أَبِي ، ثَنَا مُجَاشِعُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، نَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، نَا عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ : مَحَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَاهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَحَطَ الْمَطَرُ ، وَيَبِسَ الشَّجَرُ ، وَهَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي ، وَأَسْنَتَ النَّاسُ ، فَاسْتَسْقِ لَنَا رَبَّكَ . فَقَالَ : إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَاخْرُجُوا وَاخْرُجُوا مَعَكُمْ بِصَدَقَاتٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّاسُ ، يَمْشِي وَيَمْشُونَ ، عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ وَالْوَقَارُ حَتَّى أَتَوُا الْمُصَلَّى ، فَتَقَدَّمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَجْهَرُ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ . وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَالِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ، وَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ، وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ، وَ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمَ بِوَجْهِهِ ، وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ جَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَكَبَّرَ تَكْبِيرَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَسْقِيَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : I " اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا ، وَأَغِثْنَا ، اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيتًا ، رَحْبًا ، رَبِيعًا ، وَجَدًا ، غَدَقًا ، طَبَقًا ، مُغْدِقًا ، هَنِيئًا ، مَرِيئًا ، مَرِيعًا ، مُرْتِعًا وَابِلًا ، شَامِلًا ، مُسْبِلًا ، مُجَلَّلًا ، دَائِمًا دَرَرًا ، نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ ، عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ ، غَيْثًا ، اللَّهُمَّ تُحْيِي بِهِ الْبِلَادَ ، وَتُغِيثُ بِهِ الْعِبَادَ ، وَتَجْعَلُهُ بَلَاغًا لِلْحَاضِرِ مِنَّا وَالْبَادِ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَرْضِنَا زِينَتَهَا ، وَأَنْزِلْ فِي أَرْضِنَا سَكَنَهَا ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً طَهُورًا ، فَأَحْيِ بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَيْتَةً ، وَأَسْقِهِ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ لَنَا أَنْعَامًا وَأَنَاسِيَّ كَثِيرًا I " .
قَالَ : فَمَا بَرِحُوا حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ قَزَعٌ مِنَ السَّحَابِ ، فَالْتَأَمَ بَعْضُهُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ ، ثُمَّ مَطَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ ، لَا يُقْلِعُ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَأَتَاهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَدْ غَرِقَتِ الْأَرْضُ ، وَتَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ ، وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ ، فَادْعُ اللهَ لَنَا أَنْ يَصْرِفَهَا عَنَّا ، قَالَ : فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ تَعَجُّبًا لِسُرْعَةِ مَلَالَةِ بَنِي آدَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ، I " اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا ، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الظِّرَابِ ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ ، وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ ، وَظُهُورِ الْآكَامِ I " قَالَ : فَتَصَدَّعَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، وَكَانَتْ فِي مِثْلِ التُّرْسِ تُمْطِرُ مَرَاعِيَهَا وَلَا تَقْطُرُ فِيهَا قَطْرَةً I " .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ إِلَّا عُقَيْلٌ ، وَلَا عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ إِلَّا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، وَلَا عَنِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ إِلَّا مُجَاشِعُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : شَاذَانُ I " .
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) the people were struck by drought, so the Muslims came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, the rain has stopped, the trees have dried up, the livestock have perished and the people are stricken with famine, so ask your Lord for rain for us." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When such-and-such a day comes, (go out), and go out bringing charity with you." When that day came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the people went out (on foot); he (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking and so were the people, with tranquillity and dignity upon them, until they reached the prayer ground. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and led them in two rak'ahs, reciting aloud in them. In the two Eids and the prayer for rain (istisqa), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the first rak'ah Surah al-Fatihah and "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" (Surah al-A'la), and in the second rak'ah Surah al-Fatihah and "Has the report of the Overwhelming Event reached you?" (Surah al-Ghashiyah). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he turned his face towards the people, turned his cloak inside out, then knelt on his knees, raised his hands and said the takbir once before asking for rain, then made this supplication: 'Allahumma asqina, wa aghithna, Allahumma asqina ghaythan mughithan, rahban, rabi'an, wajadan, ghadaqan, tabaqan, mughdiqan, hani'an, mari'an, mari'an, murti'an, wabilan, shamilan, musbilan, mujallilan, da'iman, dararan, nafi'an ghayra darrin, 'ajilan ghayra ra'ithin, ghaythan, Allahumma tuhyi bihi al-bilad, wa tughithu bihi al-'ibad, wa taj'aluhu balaghan lil-hadiri minna wal-bad, Allahumma anzil 'alayna fi ardina zinataha, wa anzil fi ardina sakanaha, Allahumma anzil 'alayna min al-sama'i ma'an tahuran, fa-ahyi bihi baldatan maytatan, wa asqihi mimma khalaqta lana an'aman wa anasiyya kathira' (O Allah, give us rain and relieve us. O Allah, give us rain that brings relief: abundant, bringing freshness, pouring plentifully, in torrents, covering everywhere, pleasant, wholesome (with a good outcome), bringing fertility, making the pastures grow, with large drops, including all, falling continuously, covering the land, lasting, plentiful, beneficial and not harmful, coming soon and not delayed. O Allah, by it revive the lands, relieve Your servants, and make it a sufficiency for all of us, the town-dwellers and the desert-dwellers. O Allah, send down upon our land its adornment (greenery), and send down upon our land its tranquillity (blessing). O Allah, send down upon us from the sky purifying water, then by it revive a dead land, and give it as drink to many cattle and people from among what You have created.)
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The people had not even moved from there when scattered patches of cloud came and joined together, and then rain fell on them continuously for seven days and seven nights, not stopping over Madinah." Then the Muslims came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, the land is flooded, the houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off, so pray to Allah for us to turn it away from us." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while still on the pulpit, laughed in amazement at how quickly the children of Adam grow weary, until his molar teeth showed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the tops of the hillocks, the places where trees grow, the bottoms of the valleys and the backs of the high hills.'" He said: "Then the clouds cleared away from Madinah, and Madinah was left (open) like a shield; it was raining on the surrounding pastures, while not a single drop was falling on it."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Zuhri except Uqayl, no one from Uqayl except Ibn Lahi'ah, and no one from Ibn Lahi'ah except Mujashi' bin Amr; Shadhan is alone in narrating it."