The supplication when praying for rain

Al-Sha'bi said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went out to supplicate for rain, ascended the pulpit and recited these verses: Ask forgiveness of your Lord; indeed, He is Most Forgiving. He will send down upon you from the sky abundant rain, bestow upon you wealth and children, produce gardens for you and make rivers flow for you. And ask forgiveness of your Lord. Then he came down from the pulpit. It was said to him: O Commander of the Faithful, it would have been good if you had also asked for rain. He said: I have indeed sought water through the rain-bringing stars of the sky, by which the drops of water are brought down.

Ata bin Abi Marwan reports from his father, who said: We went out with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to supplicate for rain, and he did nothing beyond seeking forgiveness (he made no supplication other than seeking forgiveness).

Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji said: Sulayman bin Dawud (peace be upon him) went out with the people to supplicate for rain. He passed by an ant lying flat on its back with its legs raised toward the sky, and it was making this supplication: O Allah, we too are one of Your creations; we are in no way free of need for Your provision. Either give us water, or destroy us. Sulayman (peace be upon him) said to the people: Go back; you will be given water through the supplication of others.