Hadith on Al-Istisqa

Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim's uncle: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer and turned (and put on) his cloak inside out. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira;: Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the last rak`a he used to say: O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a. O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah! Save the weak..

Narrated Masruq: We were with `Abdullah and he said, When the Prophet saw the refusal of the people to accept Islam he said, O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven years) like the seven years (of famine during the time) of (Prophet)..

Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: My father said, I heard Ibn `Umar reciting the poetic verses of Abu Talib: And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows. ..

Salim's father (Ibn `Umar) said, The following poetic verse occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the rain water flowed profusely from every..

Narrated Anas: Whenever drought threatened them, `Umar bin Al-Khattab, used to ask Al-Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say, O Allah! We used to ask our Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You would bless us with..

Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet turned his cloak inside out on Istisqa. ..

Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla and wore his cloak inside out, and offered two rak`at. ..

Narrated Sharik bin `Abdullah bin Abi Namir: I heard Anas bin Malik saying, On a Friday a person entered the main Mosque through the gate facing the pulpit while Allah's Apostle was delivering the Khutba. The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle..

Narrated Sharik: Anas bin Malik said, A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through the gate facing the Daril- Qada' and Allah's Apostle was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's..

Narrated Qatada: Anas I said, While Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon) a man came and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Rain is scarce; please ask Allah to bless us with rain.' So he invoked Allah for it, and it rained so..

Narrated Anas: A man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off. So Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday. The same person came again and said, ..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, O Allah's Apostle! Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off. So please invoke Allah. So Allah's Apostle prayed and it rained from that Friday to the next Friday. Then he..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: I p man complained to the Prophet about the destruction of livestock and property and the hunger of the offspring. So he invoked (Allah for rain. The narrator (Anas) did not mention that the Prophet had worn his cloak..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, O Allah's Apostle! Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off; so please invoke Allah. So Allah's Apostle prayed for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next..

Narrated Masruq: One day I went to Ibn Mas`ud who said, When Quraish delayed in embracing Islam, the Prophet I invoked Allah to curse them, so they were afflicted with a (famine) year because of which many of them died and they ate the carcasses..

Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle I was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on a Friday when the people stood up, shouted and said, O Allah's Apostle! There is no rain (drought), the trees have dried and the livestock are destroyed; Please pray to Allah..

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Ansari that he went out with Al-Bara' bin 'Azib, and Zaid bin Arqam and invoked for rain. He ('Abdullah bin Yazid) stood up but not on a pulpit and invoked Allah for rain and then offered two Rak'a prayers with loud..

Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim: that his uncle (who was one of the companions of the Prophet) had told him, The Prophet 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..

Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim: from his uncle who said, The Prophet went out to invoke Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla invoking Allah. He turned over his cloak (inside out) and then offered two rak`at and recited the Qur'an aloud in them. ..