What was narrated concerning the Prayer for rain Sunan Ibn Majah 1266
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي أَمِيرٌ مِنَ الأُمَرَاءِ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مَا مَنَعَهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَنِي، قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَبَذِّلاً مُتَخَشِّعًا مُتَرَسِّلاً مُتَضَرِّعًافَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَمَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِيدِ وَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ خُطْبَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ .
Translation
It wasnarrated from Hisham bin Ishaq bin ‘Abdullah bin Kinanah thathisfather said
“One of the chiefs* sent me to Ibn ‘Abbas to ask himabout the prayer for rain. Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘What kept him fromaskingme?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went outhumbly, walkingwith a humble and moderate gait, imploring, and heperformed twoRak’ah as he used to pray for ‘Eid, but he did notgive a sermon likethis sermon of yours.’”