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Sunan Abu DawudThe Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')

Sunan Abu Dawud 1162

Chapter: Collection Of Chapters Regarding Salat Al-Istisqa'

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1162

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، وَيُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبَّادُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ الْمَازِنِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَمَّهُ، - وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ -

Abbad b. Tamim al Mazini said on the authority of his uncle (Abd Allah b. Zaid b Asim) who was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ):

One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to make supplication for rain. He turned his back towards the people praying to Allah, the Exalted. The narrator Sulaiman b. Dawud said: He faced the qiblah and turned around his cloak and then offered two rak'ahs of prayer. The narrator Ibn Abi Dhi'b said: He recited from the Qur'an in both of them. The version of Ibn al-Sarh adds: By it he means in a loud voice.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1162) and Muslim (No. 894d).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْن مُسْلِم ) : هُوَ اِبْن شِهَاب الزُّهْرِيّ بِالْإِسْنَادِ الْمَذْكُور ( لَمْ يَذْكُر ) : أَيْ الزُّبَيْدِيّ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ قِصَّة الصَّلَاة ( وَقَالَ ) : أَيْ الزُّبَيْدِيّ ( فَجَعَلَ عِطَافه الْأَيْمَن ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : أَصْل الْعِطَاف الرِّدَاء وَإِنَّمَا أَضَافَ الْعِطَاف إِلَى الرِّدَاء لِأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَحَد شِقَّيْ الْعِطَاف. اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ فِي شَرْح الْمِشْكَاة فَالْهَاء ضَمِير الْوِدَاء , وَيَجُوز أَنْ يَكُون لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيُرِيد بِالْعِطَافِ جَانِب الرِّدَاء. قَالَ التُّورْبَشْتِيُّ سُمِّيَ الرِّدَاء عِطَافًا لِوُقُوعِهِ عَلَى الْعِطْفَيْنِ وَهُمَا الْجَانِبَانِ. اِنْتَهَى.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1162
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1162
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (1023) Sahih Muslim (894) The hadith No. 1162
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1162

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 894d

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out one day in order to pray for rain. He turned his back towards people, supplicated before Allah, facing towards Qibla, and turned his mantle round and then observed two rak'ahs of prayer.

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي فَجَعَلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1824)يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
  • شرح السنة (1148)خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2942)خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1970)خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
  • موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (190)خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرُهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ

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