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Sahih Muslim 895b

Chapter: Raising The Hands In Supplication When Praying For Rain

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 895b

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

اسْتَسْقَى فَأَشَارَ بِظَهْرِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed for rain pointing the back of his hands to the sky.

Reported by Muslim (No. 895b) and Ahmad (No. 12096).

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Explanation in Arabic

روى أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عندما طلب السقيا من الله تعالى بدعائه وتضرعه رفع يديه وبالغ في الرفع حتى أصبحت بطون كفيه مما يلي وجهه وظهورهما مما يلي السماء، وقيل: قلب يديه وجعل ظاهرهما إلى السماء، وقيل: الحكمة في الإشارة بظهور الكفين في الاستسقاء دون غيره التفاؤل بتقلب الحال ظهرًا لبطنٍ، كما قيل في تحويل الرداء، أو هو إشارة إلى صفة المسؤول، وهو نزول السحاب إلى الأرض.

  • استحباب رفع اليدين للاستسقاء، والمبالغة في ذلك.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اِسْتَسْقَى فَأَشَارَ بِظَهْرِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاء ) قَالَ جَمَاعَة مِنْ أَصْحَابنَا وَغَيْرهمْ السُّنَّة فِي كُلّ دُعَاء لِرَفْعِ بَلَاء كَالْقَحْطِ وَنَحْوه أَنْ يَرْفَع يَدَيْهِ وَيَجْعَل ظَهْر كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاء , وَإِذَا دَعَا لِسُؤَالِ شَيْء وَتَحْصِيله جَعَلَ بَطْن كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاء اِحْتَجُّوا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيث.…

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Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 523

The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed for rain pointing the back of his palms to the sky. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اسْتَسْقَى فَأَشَارَ بِظَهْرِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم (896)‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (5952)اسْتَسْقَى فَأَشَارَ بِظَهْرِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (1345)اسْتَسْقَى ، فَأَشَارَ بِظَهْرِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ

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وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ حَتَّى يُرى بياضُ إبطَيْهِ

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Abd Allah b. Zaid al Mazini said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) went out to the place of prayer and made supplication or rain, and turned around his cloak when the faced the qiblah.

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَاسْتَسْقَى وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ حِينَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1024

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