السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء
Book of the Prayer for Rain
باب: الاستسقاء بغير صلاة ويوم الجمعة على المنبر
Praying for rain without a prayer, and on Friday on the pulpit
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عِيسَى، ثنا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ يَعْنِي الْبَيْهَقِيَّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ، نبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحِ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ، أنبأ جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ، قَالُوا: ثنا الْمُعْتَمِرُ هُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ هُوَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَقَامَ النَّاسُ فَصَاحُوا، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَحَطَ الْمَطَرُ، وَاحْمَرَّ الشَّجَرُ، وَهَلَكَتِ الْبَهَائِمُ، فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا، فَقَالَ: " اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا، اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا " قَالَ: وَايْمُ اللهِ، مَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً مِنْ سَحَابٍ، فَأَنْشَأَتْ سَحَابَةٌ، فَانْتَشَرَتْ، ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ، وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى وَانْصَرَفَ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تُمْطِرُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى، فَلَمَّا قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ صَاحُوا فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ، وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ، فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَحْبِسَهَا عَنَّا، فَتَبَسَّمَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " اللهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا " فَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَجَعَلَتْ تُمْطِرُ حَوْلَهَا، وَمَا تُمْطِرُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَطْرَةً، فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَأَنَّهَا لَفِي مِثْلِ الْإِكْلِيلِ ". رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ، وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon on Friday when the people stood up and began to cry out: O Messenger of Allah, there is a drought of rain, the trees have turned yellow and the animals are perishing. Supplicate to Allah Almighty to give us rain to drink. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated and said: 'Allahummasqina, Allahummasqina' (O Allah, give us water to drink; O Allah, give us water to drink). Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah, we could not see a single patch of cloud in the sky, but suddenly clouds were produced, spread out and rained. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit, prayed and left, but the rain continued for the whole week. Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood to deliver the sermon, the people began to cry out: O Messenger of Allah, the houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off. So supplicate to Allah Almighty to hold it back from us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and implored: 'Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna' (O Allah, around us and not upon us). The clouds cleared from Madinah and began to rain all around, but they did not rain upon Madinah, not even a drop. I looked at Madinah, and it was as if it were within a crown (with the clouds circling it).
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، ثنا الْمُعَافَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ: " أَنَّ رَجُلًا اشْتَكَى إِلَى ⦗٤٩٤⦘ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلَاكَ الْمَالِ، وَجَهْدَ الْعِيَالِ؛ قَالَ: فَدَعَا اللهَ فَسُقِيَ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنَّهُ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ، وَلَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ". رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ، وَفِيهِ مَعَ مَا مَضَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، كَالدِّلَالَةِ عَلَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا يُسَنُّ فِي خُطْبَةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ دُونَ خُطْبَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the livestock had perished and the families had become emaciated and weak. Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated to Allah, and they were given rain. He did not mention the turning of the cloak, nor facing the qiblah.
Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Sahih from al-Hasan bin Bishr. Together with the previously mentioned hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), it serves as an indication that this (turning the cloak and facing the qiblah) is a sunnah only in the sermon of the rain prayer, not in the Friday sermon. And Allah knows best.
Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Sahih from al-Hasan bin Bishr. Together with the previously mentioned hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), it serves as an indication that this (turning the cloak and facing the qiblah) is a sunnah only in the sermon of the rain prayer, not in the Friday sermon. And Allah knows best.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ، أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ " أَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّ أَبَا لُبَابَةَ يَقُولُ لِلسَّمَاءِ: " أَمِدِّي، يَدْعُو بِالْجَدْبِ لِنَفَاقِ ثَمَرَةِ نَخْلِهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اللهُمَّ أَرْسِلْهَا حَتَّى يَسُدَّ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِرِدَائِهِ " فَأَرْسَلَ اللهُ السَّمَاءَ فَلَمَّا صَارَ السَّيْلُ بِثَمَرِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، وَهُوَ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ اضْطُرَّ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ إِلَى إِزَارِهِ فَسَدَّ بِهِ ثَعْلَبَ الْمِرْبَدِ ".
Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying to the sky: 'Hold on longer!' — meaning that he was praying for drought so that the fruit of his date palms would be spent (sold). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, send it (that is, send down rain) until Abu Lubabah is compelled to block the drain-hole of his drying yard with his cloak." So Allah Almighty sent down rain, and when the rainwater reached Abu Lubabah's (may Allah be pleased with him) fruit while he was in his date-drying yard, Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) was compelled to use his garment, and he blocked the drain-hole of his yard with it.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، أنبأ أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ مَطَرٍ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الظَّهْرَانِيُّ بِالرِّيِّ، أنبأ أَبِي، أنبأ السِّنْدِيُّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدُوَيْهِ الدُّهْكِيَّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمَدَنِيِّ هُوَ أَبُو أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُنْذِرِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ: " اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا، اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا "، فَقَامَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ التَّمْرَ فِي الْمَرَابِدِ، قَالَ: وَمَا فِي السَّمَاءِ سَحَابٌ نَرَاهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اللهُمَّ اسْقِنَا حَتَّى يَقُومَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ عُرْيَانًا يَسُدُّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِإِزَارِهِ ". قَالَ: فَاسْتَهَلَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَأَمْطَرَتْ، وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ:، ثُمَّ طَافَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بِأَبِي لُبَابَةَ يَقُولُونَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا لُبَابَةَ، إِنَّ السَّمَاءَ وَاللهِ لَنْ تُقْلِعَ أَبَدًا حَتَّى تَقُومَ عُرْيَانًا، فَتَسُدَّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِكَ بِإِزَارِكَ، كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " فَقَامَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ عُرْيَانًا؛ فَسَدَّ ثَعْلَبَ مِرْبَدِهِ بِإِزَارِهِ، قَالَ: فَأَقْلَعَتِ السَّمَاءُ ".
Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah bin Abd al-Mundhir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on Friday the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for rain and said: 'Allahummasqina, Allahummasqina' (O Allah, give us rain; O Allah, give us rain). Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the dates are lying in the drying yards, and we do not see a single cloud in the sky. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, give us rain to such an extent that Abu Lubabah stands naked and blocks the drain-hole of his drying yard with his waist-wrap." The narrator says: The sky became overcast and it rained, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer. The narrator says: The Ansar went to Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu Lubabah, by Allah, the sky will not clear until you stand naked and block the drain-hole of your yard with your garment, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. So Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood naked and blocked the drain-hole of the yard with his garment, and the sky cleared.
