Sunan an-Nasa'i 1528

Mahmud ibn Khalid narrated to us; he said: Al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us; he said: Abu ‘Amr al-Awza‘i informed us, from Ishaq ibn ‘Abdullah, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: A year of drought struck the people during the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) time. As the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the Friday sermon from the pulpit, a Bedouin stood and said, “O Messenger of Allah, our property is perishing and our families are hungry. Pray to Allah for us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, though we could see no small patch of cloud in the sky. By the One in whose hand is my soul, he did not lower them until clouds like mountains had risen. He did not descend from his pulpit until I saw rain streaming down his beard. It rained that day, the next day, and the day after, until the following Friday. Then that Bedouin stood—or, he said, someone else—and said, “O Messenger of Allah, buildings have collapsed and property is flooded. Pray to Allah for us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands and said, “O Allah, around us, not upon us.” Whenever he pointed his hand toward a part of the clouds, they parted, until Medina was like an opening in them. The valley flowed, and everyone who came from any direction reported abundant rain.