Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36990 — The words of Sulayman bin Dawud

It is narrated from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji that Sulayman bin Dawud (peace be upon them both) went out with the people to pray (to Allah Almighty) for rain. He passed by an ant lying on its back with its legs raised towards the sky, saying: "O Allah, I too am a (lowly) creature among Your creatures. I am not independent of Your provision. Either give me water to drink or give me death." Sulayman (peace be upon him) immediately said to the people: "Go back, for the supplication of another has obtained rain for you."