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Sahih al-BukhariInvoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1012

Chapter: Turning cloak inside out while offering the Istisqa' prayer

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1012

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبَّادَ بْنَ تَمِيمٍ، يُحَدِّثُ أَبَاهُ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ، وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid:

The Prophet (ﷺ) went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla and wore his cloak inside out, and offered two rak`at.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1012, 1027, 6343), Muslim (No. 894b), An-Nasa’i (No. 1505), Ibn Majah (No. 1267) and Ahmad (No. 15856).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَان ) هُوَ اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ. قَوْله : ( قَالَ عَبْد اللَّه بْن أَبِي بَكْر ) أَيْ قَالَ قَالَ , وَيَجُوز أَنْ يَكُون اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ حَذَفَ الصِّيغَة مَرَّة , وَجَرَتْ عَادَتهمْ بِحَذْفِ إِحْدَاهُمَا مِنْ الْخَطّ , وَفِي حَذْفهَا مِنْ اللَّفْظ بَحْث. وَوَقَعَ عِنْد الْحَمَوِيِّ وَالْمُسْتَمْلِيّ بِلَفْظِ " عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه " وَصَرَّحَ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي رِوَايَته بِتَحْدِيثِ عَبْد اللَّه بِهِ لِابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ. قَوْله : ( أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبَّاد بْن تَمِيم يُحَدِّث أَبَاهُ ) ) الضَّمِير فِي قَوْله " أَبَاهُ " يَعُود عَلَى عَبْد اللَّه بْن أَبِي بَكْر لَا عَلَى عَبَّاد , وَضَبَطَهُ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة وَرَاء بَدَل الْمُوَحَّدَة , أَيْ أَظُنّهُ. وَ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1027

"The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to the Musalla to offer the Istisqa' prayer, faced the Qibla and offered a two rak`at prayer and turned his cloak inside out." Narrated Abu Bakr, "The Prophet (ﷺ) put the right side of his cloak on his left side."

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6343

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to this Musalla (praying place) to offer the prayer of Istisqa.' He invoked Allah for rain and then faced the Qibla and turned his Rida' (upper garment) inside out.

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى هَذَا الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي، فَدَعَا وَاسْتَسْقَى ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 894b

Ibn Tamim narrated on the authority of his uncle ('Abdullah b. Zaid) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and faced towards Qibla, and turned round his mantle and prayed two rak'ahs.

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1505

"Sufyan said: 'I asked 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakr who said: I heard it from Abbad bin Tamim who narrated it from his father, that 'Abdullah bin Zaid, who was shown the call to prayer (in a dream) said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to the prayer place to pray for rain. He faced the kiblah and…

خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 1267

“I heard ‘Abbad bin Tamim narrating to my father that his paternal uncle had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) going out to the prayer place to pray for rain. He faced the Qiblah and turned his cloak around, and prayed two Rak’ah.” (One of the narrators) Muhammad bin Sabbah said: “Sufyan told us something…

خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى لِيَسْتَسْقِيَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15856

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ سَمِعَ عَبَّادَ بْنَ تَمِيمٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ إِلَى…

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