Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1517
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، - وَهُوَ الْعُمَرِيُّ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَصَاحُوا فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قُحِطَتِ الْمَطَرُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْبَهَائِمُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا . قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا " . قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً مِنْ سَحَابٍ - قَالَ - فَأَنْشَأَتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَانْتَشَرَتْ ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أُمْطِرَتْ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى وَانْصَرَفَ النَّاسُ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تَمْطُرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ صَاحُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَحْبِسَهَا عَنَّا . فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا " . فَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَعَلَتْ تَمْطُرُ حَوْلَهَا وَمَا تَمْطُرُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَطْرَةً فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي مِثْلِ الإِكْلِيلِ .
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la narrated to us; he said: al-Mu‘tamir narrated to us; he said: I heard ‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Umar—the al-‘Umari—from Thabit, from Anas, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the Friday sermon when the people stood and shouted, “O Prophet of Allah, rain has been withheld and the livestock are perishing. Pray to Allah to send us rain.” He said, “O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.” By Allah, we could not see a single small patch of cloud in the sky. Then a cloud formed and spread, and it rained. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) descended, prayed, and the people left. It continued raining until the following Friday. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood to deliver the sermon, they called out to him, “O Prophet of Allah, houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off. Pray to Allah to hold the rain back from us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and said, “O Allah, around us, not upon us.” The clouds dispersed away from Medina, so it rained around it but not a drop fell in the city. I looked at Medina, and it was as though it were encircled by a ring.
Translation notes
The image “like a ring” renders the source’s comparison of the rain around Medina to a circlet.