English Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported that a man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) on a Friday while he was delivering the sermon and said: "The livestock have died and the roads are cut off. Pray to Allah to send us rain." He raised his hands and said: "O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain." Anas said: By Allah, we could not see any cloud in the sky, and there was no house or building between us and the mountain. A cloud like a shield appeared from behind the mountain, and by the time he descended from the minbar, I could see rain dripping from his beard. It rained that day, the next day, the day after, and until the following Friday. Then that same man - or another man - stood and said: "O Messenger of Allah, buildings are collapsing and possessions are being destroyed. Pray to Allah for us." He raised his hands and said: "O Allah, around us and not upon us." Wherever he pointed in the sky, the clouds cleared. Madinah became like a bowl surrounded by clouds, and the valley streamed for a month.