WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim from Anas
who narrated: “A man came into the mosque on Friday while the Messenger of Allah
was standing and delivering the sermon, and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, our wealth has been destroyed and our means of survival have been cut off. Pray to Allah to give us rain.’ So the Messenger of Allah
raised his hands and said: ‘O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain.’
Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā.
“By Allah, we could not see any cloud in the sky—not even a tiny one. There was no house or home between us and Salā‘. [1].There appeared a cloud behind him that was like a shield. When it was in the middle of the sky it spread out and it started to rain. By Allah, we did not see the sun for a week. Then the man entered the mosque the following Friday while the Messenger of Allah
was standing and delivering the sermon. He said: ‘Messenger of Allah, our wealth has been destroyed and our means of survival have been cut off [because of the rains]. Pray to Allah to give us respite.” The Messenger of Allah
raised his hands and said: ‘O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, on the hillocks, small mountains and riverbeds, and where trees grow.’ The rain stopped and we went outside, and the sun was shining.” [2].
Allāhumma ḥawālīnā wa lā ‘alaynā, Allāhumma ‘alā-l-ākāmi wa-ẓ-ẓirābi wa buṭūni-l-awdiyati wa manābiti-sh-shajar.
The wording is found in both [Ṣaḥīḥs], though only al-Bukhārī’s version has: ‘O Allah, give us to drink.’ instead of, ‘O Allah, give us rain.’ What greater benefit is there than that? And from Allah comes all help.
Allāhumma-sqinā.
References
[1] Salā‘ is a well-known mountain near Madīnah.
[2] Al-Bukhārī (1013), Muslim (897), al-Muwaṭṭa’ (1/191), Abū Dāwūd (1174), and an-Nasā’ī (3/154–155).