Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 33898 — What Allah the Exalted gave Muhammad

Humayd said: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) use to raise his hands? He said: Yes. One Friday the people complained and said: O Messenger of Allah, the rain has failed, the land has dried up and the livestock have perished. He raised his hands until I saw his armpits, and at that time there was not a single patch of cloud in the sky. We had not yet prayed when even a strong young man whose home was close by became anxious about reaching his home. He said: It kept raining on us for a whole week. Then the people said: O Messenger of Allah, the houses have collapsed and the riders are held back. The narrator said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at how quickly the son of Adam grows weary, and he said: O Allah, send it around us and not upon us. He said: At that the sky cleared.