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

Sunan Abu Dawud 1168

Chapter: Raising The Hands During Istisqa'

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1168

Narrator:Umayr

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ، وَعُمَرَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عُمَيْرٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي آبِي اللَّحْمِ أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَسْتَسْقِي عِنْدَ أَحْجَارِ الزَّيْتِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ الزَّوْرَاءِ قَائِمًا يَدْعُو يَسْتَسْقِي رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ بِهِمَا رَأْسَهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Umayr, the client of AbulLahm:

Umayr saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying for rain at Ahjar az-Zayt near az-Zawra', standing, making supplication, praying for rain and raising his hands in front of his face, but not lifting them above his head.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1168).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ عُمَيْر ) : بِالتَّصْغِيرِ ( مَوْلَى بَنِي آبِي اللَّحْم ) : بِالْمَدِّ اِسْم رَجُل مِنْ قُدَمَاء الصَّحَابَة سُمِّيَ بِذَلِكَ لِامْتِنَاعِهِ مِنْ أَكْل اللَّحْم أَوْ لَحْم مَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُب فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة اِسْمه عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَبْد الْمَلِك اُسْتُشْهِدَ يَوْم حُنَيْنٍ. قِيلَ : هُوَ الَّذِي يَرْوِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَلَا يُعْرَف لَهُ حَدِيث سِوَاهُ , وَعُمَيْر عَنْهُ وَلَهُ أَيْضًا صُحْبَة ( عِنْد أَحْجَار الزَّيْت ) : وَهُوَ مَوْضِع بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ الْحَرَّة سُمِّيَتْ بِذَلِكَ لِسَوَادِ أَحْجَارهَا بِهَا كَأَنَّهَا طُلِيَتْ بِالزَّيْتِ ( مِنْ الزَّوْرَاء ) : بِفَتْحِ الزَّاي الْمُعْجَمَة مَوْضِع بِالْمَدِينَةِ ( قَائِمًا يَدْعُو يَسْتَسْقِي ) : حَالَانِ أَيْ دَاعِيً…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1168
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1168
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1168
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1168

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1504

‘Umair client of Abul Lahm said he saw the Prophet praying for rain at Ahjar az-Zait1 near az-Zaura’,2 standing, making supplication, praying for rain and raising his hands in front of his face, but not lifting them above his head. 1. A part of Medina which is said to have got the name because of…

وَعَن عُمَيْر مولى آبي اللَّحْم أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَسْقِي عِنْدَ أَحْجَارِ الزَّيْتِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ الزَّوْرَاءِ قَائِمًا يَدْعُو يَسْتَسْقِي رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ…

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