5/154. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1270 — Rain Dua in Time of Need
What was narrated concerning supplication for rain
Rain Dua When People Are in Need
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1270
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1270
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ قَوْمٍ مَا يَتَزَوَّدُ لَهُمْ رَاعٍ وَلاَ يَخْطِرُ لَهُمْ فَحْلٌ . فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا طَبَقًا مَرِيعًا غَدَقًا عَاجِلاً غَيْرَ رَائِثٍ " . ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَمَا يَأْتِيهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ مِنَ الْوُجُوهِ إِلاَّ قَالُوا قَدْ أُحْيِينَا .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you from people who have no place to graze their flocks and even their male camels have become weak. He mounted the pulpit and praised Allah, then he said: ‘O Allah, send upon us all abundant, wholesome rain, productive and plentiful, sooner rather than later.’ Then the rain came down, and no one came to him from any direction but they said: ‘We have been revived.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1270In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 468English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1270
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1270
This Hadith shows a moment of real need. A Bedouin came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and described people whose flocks had no place to graze and whose camels had become weak. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mounted the pulpit, praised Allah, and asked for abundant, wholesome, productive, plentiful rain, sooner rather than later. After the rain came down, people came from different directions saying they had been revived. The narration teaches that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to hardship by praising Allah and making dua. For searches like dua for rain in drought, prayer for rain hadith, and rain dua Arabic, this Hadith is direct and moving.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم listened to people who described drought and hardship.
- He praised Allah before making the rain dua.
- He asked for rain that was abundant, wholesome, productive, and quick.
- The report shows relief after the rain came down.
