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

Sunan Abu Dawud 1196

Chapter: Prayer At Times Of Darkness Or Similar Occurrences

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1196

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ،

كَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ - قَالَ - فَأَتَيْتُ أَنَسًا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ هَلْ كَانَ يُصِيبُكُمْ مِثْلُ هَذَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرِّيحُ لَتَشْتَدُّ فَنُبَادِرُ الْمَسْجِدَ مَخَافَةَ الْقِيَامَةِ

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

Ubaydullah ibn an-Nadr reported on the authority of his father: Darkness prevailed in the time of Anas ibn Malik, I came to Anas and said (to him): AbuHamzah, did anything like this happen to you in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He replied: Take refuge in Allah. If the wind blew violently, we would run quickly towards the mosque for fear of the coming of the Day of Judgment.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1196).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عُبَيْد اللَّه بْن النَّضْر ) : بِالضَّادِ الْمُعْجَمَة وَكُلَّمَا كَانَ بِاللَّامِ فَهُوَ بِالْمُعْجَمَةِ ( فَنُبَادِر الْمَسْجِد ) : أَيْ نُسْرِع وَنَسْعَى إِلَيْهِ لِأَجْلِ الصَّلَاة وَذِكْر اللَّه. وَأَخْرَجَ اِبْن السُّنِّيّ عَنْ جَابِر مَرْفُوعًا " إِذَا وَقَعَتْ كَبِيرَة أَوْ هَاجَتْ رِيح مُظْلِمَة فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَاَللَّه يُجْلِي الْعَجَاج الْأَسْوَد " وَأَخْرَجَ عَبْد بْن حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أُبَيّ بْن كَعْب " أَنَّ رِيحًا هَاجَتْ عَلَى عَهْد رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَبَّهَا رَجُل , فَقَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَسُبّهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَة وَلَكِنْ قُلْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَى أَسْأَلك خَيْرهَا وَخَيْر مَا فِيهَا وَخَيْ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 1196
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1196
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1196
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1196

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Whenever the wind blew strongly, The Prophet (ﷺ) would say: "Allahumma inni as'aluka khairaha, wa khaira ma fiha, wa khaira ma ursilat bihi. Wa a'udhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma fiha, wa sharri ma ursilat bihi. (O Allah, I beg of You its good and the good of that which it contains and the good…

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When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a cloud formation in the sky, he would stop what he was doing, even if he were in prayer, and then would say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from its evil. "If it rained, he would say: "O Allah! send a beneficial downpour."

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إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَذَابًا سُلِّطَ عَلَى أُمَّتِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَيَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَى الْمَطَرَ ‏"‏ رَحْمَةٌ‏"‏ ‏.‏

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