Sunan an-Nasa'i 1518

‘Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us; he said: Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far narrated to us; he said: Sharik ibn ‘Abdullah narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik, that a man entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and delivering a sermon. The man stood facing him and said, “O Messenger of Allah, our property is perishing and the roads are cut off. Pray to Allah to send us rain.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands and said, “O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.” Anas said: By Allah, we could not see even a small patch of cloud in the sky, and there was no house or dwelling between us and Mount Sal‘. Then a cloud like a shield appeared. When it reached the middle of the sky, it spread and it rained. Anas said: By Allah, we did not see the sun for a week. The following Friday, a man entered through that same door while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and delivering the sermon. He stood facing him and said, “O Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless you. Our property is perishing 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) raised his hands and said, “O Allah, around us, not upon us. O Allah, on the hills and mounds, in the valley bottoms and places where trees grow.” The rain stopped, and we went out walking in the sunshine. Sharik said: I asked Anas, “Was he the first man?” He said, “No.”