Hadith #10
Chapter: The Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa')
The Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa')
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانِ
، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ إِلاَّ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ .
Isnad Chain
شعيب بن يوسف
يحيى بن سعيد
English Translation
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that "the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not raise his hands during any supplication except when praying for rain, when he used to raise his hands so high that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen
Grading
Quran References
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of Praying for Rain (Al-Istisqa'), Hadith 10
Sunnah.com ref: nasai:1597
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-26021