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This is from a well known Hadith (the Hadiths are the sayings of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family).
A man came to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and asked him to pray to God for rain. No sooner did Muhammad raise his hands to pray than clouds gathered, and soon it rained. it kept raining for a week. The same man came back and asked Muhammad to pray that the rain stops, because the houses were falling. So Muhammad prayed to God saying, outside us and not on us. The clouds drifted away and it was raining on the outside of Madina, but not inside.
Here is Anas (may God be well pleased with him), the servant of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) mentioning that event:
"Once in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with drought (famine). While the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! Our possessions are being destroyed and the children are hungry; Please invoke Allah (for rain)". So the Prophet raised his hands. At that time there was not a trace of cloud in the sky. By Him in Whose Hands my soul is as soon as he lowered his hands, clouds gathered like mountains, and before he got down from the pulpit, I saw the rain falling on the beard of the Prophet. It rained that day, the next day, the third day, the fourth day till the next Friday. The same Bedouin or another man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed, our possessions and livestock have been drowned; Please invoke Allah (to protect us)". So the Prophet I raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on us". So, in whatever direction he pointed with his hands, the clouds dispersed and cleared away, and Medina's (sky) became clear as a hole in between the clouds. The valley of Qanat remained flooded, for one month, none came from outside but talked about the abundant rain."
Such is the great glorious one, the greatest human being, peace be upon him and his family, as long as the sun shines in the sky.
A man came to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and asked him to pray to God for rain. No sooner did Muhammad raise his hands to pray than clouds gathered, and soon it rained. it kept raining for a week. The same man came back and asked Muhammad to pray that the rain stops, because the houses were falling. So Muhammad prayed to God saying, outside us and not on us. The clouds drifted away and it was raining on the outside of Madina, but not inside.
Here is Anas (may God be well pleased with him), the servant of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) mentioning that event:
"Once in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with drought (famine). While the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! Our possessions are being destroyed and the children are hungry; Please invoke Allah (for rain)". So the Prophet raised his hands. At that time there was not a trace of cloud in the sky. By Him in Whose Hands my soul is as soon as he lowered his hands, clouds gathered like mountains, and before he got down from the pulpit, I saw the rain falling on the beard of the Prophet. It rained that day, the next day, the third day, the fourth day till the next Friday. The same Bedouin or another man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed, our possessions and livestock have been drowned; Please invoke Allah (to protect us)". So the Prophet I raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on us". So, in whatever direction he pointed with his hands, the clouds dispersed and cleared away, and Medina's (sky) became clear as a hole in between the clouds. The valley of Qanat remained flooded, for one month, none came from outside but talked about the abundant rain."
Such is the great glorious one, the greatest human being, peace be upon him and his family, as long as the sun shines in the sky.
