Sahih al-Bukhari #990
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
I p man complained to the Prophet (ﷺ) about the destruction of livestock and property and the hunger of
the offspring. So he invoked (Allah for rain. The narrator (Anas) did not mention that the Prophet (ﷺ) had
worn his cloak inside out or faced the Qibla.
Narrated by Narrated Anas bin Malik:
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And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allah. So Allah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.
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And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."
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