Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 612

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Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us, saying: Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far informed us, from Humayd, from Anas, who said: One year the rain failed. Some Muslims went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on Friday and said, “Messenger of Allah, the rain has failed, the land has become barren, and livestock and property are perishing.” He raised his hands, though no cloud could be seen in the sky, and stretched them out until I could see the whiteness of his armpits, asking Allah for rain. Before we had finished the Friday prayer, the young man whose home was nearby was thinking of returning to his family. The rain continued for a week. When the following Friday came, he said, “Messenger of Allah, the houses have collapsed and the travelers are stranded.” He smiled at how quickly the son of Adam grows weary, and gestured with his hand, saying, “O Allah, around us and not upon us.” Then the rain moved away from Madinah.