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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa')

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1515

Chapter: How to raise the hands

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1515

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، - وَهُوَ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ - عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الأَمْوَالُ وَأَجْدَبَ الْبِلاَدُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا ‏.‏ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى أُوسِعْنَا مَطَرًا وَأُمْطِرْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ - لاَ أَدْرِي هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَسْقِ لَنَا أَمْ لاَ - فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ انْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الأَمْوَالُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَاءِ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُمْسِكَ عَنَّا الْمَاءَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا وَلَكِنْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِذَلِكَ تَمَزَّقَ السَّحَابُ حَتَّى مَا نَرَى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that he said:

"While we were in the masjid on Friday and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was addressing the people, a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the routes have been cut off, our wealth has been destroyed and prices have gone up. Pray to Allah (SWT) to give us rain.' So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his hands in level with his face and said: 'O Allah, give us rain.' By Allah (SWT), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had not come down from the minbar before it started to pour with rain, and it rained from that day until the following Friday. Then a man stood up- I do not know if he was the same man who had asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to pray for rain for us or not- and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the routes have been cut off, and our wealth has been destroyed because there is too much water. Pray to Allah (SWT ) to stop the rain for us.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'O Allah, around us and not on us, rather on the mountains and places where trees grow.' By Allah, hardly had the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoken these words than the clouds split apart (and vanished) until we could not see anything of them.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1515).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَأَجْدَبَ الْبِلَاد ) أَيْ غَلَّتْ الْأَسْعَار فِيهَا ( حَتَّى أُوسِعَنَا ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَوْ الْفَاعِل عَلَى أَنَّهُ ضَمِير لِلَّهِ أَوْ لِلرَّسُولِ أَوْ لِدُعَائِهِ ( وَأُمْطِرْنَا ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول ( مَا هُوَ ) أَيْ الشَّأْن ( إِلَّا أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ ) أَيْ بِأَنْ تَكَلَّمَ وَالْبَاء الْمُقَدَّرَة بِمَعْنَى الْمُصَاحَبَة وَالْمُقَارَنَة وَالْجَار وَالْمَجْرُور مُتَعَلِّق بِتَمَزَّقَ وَالْمَعْنَى مَا الشَّأْن إِلَّا تَمَزُّق السَّحَاب وَتَقَطَّعَ تَمَزُّقًا مُتَّصِلًا وَمَقْرُونًا مَعَ تَكَلُّمه صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذَلِكَ الْكَلَام.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1515
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1515
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1515

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1807)تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ ،وَهَلَكَتِ الأَمْوَالُ ، وَأَجْدَبَتِ الْبِلادُ ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنَا ، فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ وَجْهِهِ ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا ، فَوَاللَّهِ ، مَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى أُوسِعْنَا مَطَرًا ، وَأُمْطِرْنَا ذَل
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1983)اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى وَسِعَنَا مَطَرٌ ، وَأَمْطَرَتْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ حَتَّى الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ لا أَدْرِي هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ : اسْتَسْقِ لَنَا أَمْ لا ؟ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُو

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