Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1504

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 1504
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏.‏ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمُطِرْنَا مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ وَالآكَامِ وَبُطُونِ الأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَانْجَابَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ انْجِيَابَ الثَّوْبِ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Malik, from Sharik ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Namir, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, the livestock are perishing and the roads are cut off. Pray to Allah, Mighty and Sublime.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, and we had rain from one Friday to the next. Then a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, houses have collapsed, the roads are cut off, and the livestock are perishing.” He said, “O Allah, [let the rain fall] on the mountain peaks and hills, in the valley bottoms and where the trees grow.” It then drew away from Medina like a garment being removed.

Translation notes

  • The words “[let the rain fall]” are supplied to make the elliptical supplication clear in English.