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Sahih al-BukhariInvoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1025

Chapter: How the Prophet (pbuh) turned his back towards the people [while offering the Salat (prayer) for rain]

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1025

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي قَالَ

فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ يَدْعُو، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَهَرَ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ‏.‏

Narrated `Abbad bin Tamim from his uncle:

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day when he went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer. He turned his back towards the people and faced the Qibla and asked Allah for rain. Then he turned his cloak inside out and led us in a two rak`at prayer and recited the Qur'an aloud in them."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1025).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ) ظَاهِره أَنَّ الِاسْتِقْبَال وَقَعَ سَابِقًا لِتَحْوِيلِ الرِّدَاء , وَهُوَ ظَاهِر كَلَام الشَّافِعِيّ , وَوَقَعَ فِي كَلَام كَثِير مِنْ الشَّافِعِيَّة أَنَّهُ يُحَوِّلهُ حَالَ الِاسْتِقْبَال , وَالْفَرْق بَيْن تَحْوِيل الظَّهْر وَالِاسْتِقْبَال أَنَّهُ فِي اِبْتِدَاء التَّحْوِيل وَأَوْسَطه يَكُون مُنْحَرِفًا حَتَّى يَبْلُغ الِانْحِرَاف غَايَته فَيَصِير مُسْتَقْبِلًا.…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1025

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (853)رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ يَدْعُو ، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَهَرَ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1206)خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ ، وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ يَدْعُو ، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا وَجَهَرَ

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