Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 3

كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء

The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa)

37 hadith · 12 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1بابChapter: Collection Of Chapters Regarding Salat Al-Istisqa’.2باب فِي أَىِّ وَقْتٍ يُحَوِّلُ رِدَاءَهُ إِذَا اسْتَسْقَىChapter: At Which Point Does He (saws) Turn His Rida’ Around When Seeking Rain?3باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِChapter: Raising The Hands During Istisqa’.4باب صَلاَةِ الْكُسُوفِChapter: The Eclipse (Al-Kusuf) Prayer.5باب مَنْ قَالَ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍChapter: Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rak’ahs.6باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي صَلاَةِ الْكُسُوفِChapter: The Recitation In The Eclipse Prayer.7باب يُنَادَى فِيهَا بِالصَّلاَةِChapter: Crying Out ’The Prayer’ For it.8باب الصَّدَقَةِ فِيهَاChapter: Giving Charity During An Eclipse.9باب الْعِتْقِ فِيهِChapter: Freeing Slaves During An Eclipse.10باب مَنْ قَالَ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِChapter: Whoever Said That Only Two Ruku’ Should Be Performed (In Eclipse Prayer).11باب الصَّلاَةِ عِنْدَ الظُّلْمَةِ وَنَحْوِهَاChapter: Prayer At Times Of Darkness Or Similar Occurrences.12باب السُّجُودِ عِنْدَ الآيَاتِChapter: Prostrating At Times Of Calamities.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 1161خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ لِيَسْتَسْقِيَ ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَهَرَ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهِمَا ، وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَدَعَا وَاسْتَسْقَى وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَAbbad bin Tamim (al-Muzini) reported on the authority of his uncle: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took the people out (to the place of prayer) and prayed for rain. He led them in two rak'ahs of prayer in the course of which h6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1162خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي ، فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّAbbad bin Tamim al Mazini said on the authority of his uncle (Abdullah bin Zaid b Asim) who was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to make supplication for rain. He turned 8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1163وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ فَجَعَلَ عِطَافَهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ ، وَجَعَلَ عِطَافَهُ الْأَيْسَرَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ ، ثُمَّ دَعَا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّThe above-mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Muhammad bin Muslim through a different chain of narrators. But there is no mention of prayer in this version. The version adds: "He turned around his cloak, put5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1164اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ لَهُ سَوْدَاءُ ، فَأَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ بِأَسْفَلِهَا فَيَجْعَلَهُ أَعْلَاهَا ، فَلَمَّAbdullah bin Zaid said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)prayed for rain wearing a black robe with ornamented border. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)wanted to reverse it from bottom to top by holding the bottom. But when it wa5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1165خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَبَذِّلًا مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَضَرِّعًا حَتَّى أَتَى الْمُصَلَّى ، زَادَ عُثْمَانُ : فَرَقَى عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا ، وَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ خُطَبَكُمْ هَذِهِNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Kinanah reported: Al-Walid ibn Utbah or (according to the version of Uthman) al-Walid ibn Uqbah, the then governor of Madina, sent me to Ibn Abbas to ask him about the 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1166خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي ، وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُAbdullah bin Zaid said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)went out to the place of prayer to pray for rain. When he wanted to make supplication, he faced the qiblah and turned around his cloak.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1167خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى ، فَاسْتَسْقَى وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ حِينَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَNarrated Abdullah bin Zaid al Mazini: Abdullah bin 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.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1168يَسْتَسْقِي عِنْدَ أَحْجَارِ الزَّيْتِ قَرِيبًا مِنْ الزَّوْرَاءِ قَائِمًا يَدْعُو يَسْتَسْقِي رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ لَا يُجَاوِزُ بِهِمَا رَأْسَهُNarrated Umayr, the client of AbulLahm: Umayr saw the Prophet ﷺ praying for rain at Ahjar az-Zayt near az-Zawra', standing, making supplication, praying for rain and raising his hands in front of his face, but not liftin7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1169اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِلٍNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The people came to the Prophet ﷺ weeping (due to drought). He said (making supplication): O Allah! give us rain which will replenish us, abundant, fertilising and profitable, not injurious, g5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1170كَانَ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِNarrated Anas: The Prophet ﷺ was not accustomed to raise his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain. He would then raise them high enough so much so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1171كَانَ يَسْتَسْقِي هَكَذَا ، يَعْنِي ، وَمَدَّ يَدَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ بُطُونَهُمَا مِمَّا يَلِي الْأَرْضَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبِطَيْهِNarrated Anas: The Prophet ﷺ used to make supplication for rain in this manner. he spread his hands keeping the inner side (of hands) towards the earth, so I witnessed the whiteness of his armpits.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1172حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُو عِNarrated Muhammad bin Ibrahim: A man who witnessed the Prophet ﷺ reported to me that he saw the Prophet ﷺ praying at Ahjar al-Zait spreading his hands.5 narrators