Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the people of Madinah were struck by a drought. Once, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the Friday sermon to us, a man stood up and said: The livestock and the goats have perished, so supplicate to Allah that He give us water. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) spread out his hands and supplicated. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: At that time the sky was as clear as glass. A wind blew, which produced clouds and gathered them. Then the sky opened its spouts, and we went out wading through the water until we reached our homes, and it kept raining until the following Friday. Then the same man, or some other man, stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! The houses have collapsed; supplicate to Allah Almighty that He hold back the rain. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna' (O Allah, (take it) around us, and do not let it rain upon us). Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I looked at the clouds, and they spread out around Madinah like a bow.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6444