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Sahih al-BukhariInvoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1023

Chapter: To invoke Allah for rain while standing

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1023

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّادُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، أَنَّ عَمَّهُ ـ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ، فَقَامَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ قَائِمًا، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأُسْقُوا‏.‏

Narrated `Abbad bin Tamim:

that his uncle (who was one of the companions of the Prophet) had told him, "The Prophet (ﷺ) went out with the people to invoke Allah for rain for them. He stood up and invoked Allah for rain, then faced the Qibla and turned his cloak (inside out) and it rained."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1023), Ahmad (No. 15860) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1491).

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (5918)يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ فَدَعَا قَائِمًا ، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، فَسُقُوا
  • شرح السنة (1149)خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ ، فَدَعَا اللَّهَ قَائِمًا ، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأُسْقُوا
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1199)خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، فَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَسُقُوا
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (1347)خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ فَدَعَا قَائِمًا ، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأُسْقُوا
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1974)خَرَجَ لِلنَّاسِ يَسْتَسْقِي لَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ قَائِمًا ، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قَبْلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، وَاسْتَسْقَى

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