'Abdullah bin Zaid bin Mazini (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and turned round his mantle while facing the Qibla.

Ibn Tamim narrated on the authority of his uncle ('Abdullah bin Zaid) that the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and faced towards Qibla, and turned round his mantle and prayed two rak'ahs.

'Abdullah bin Zaid al-Ansari (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out to the place of prayer in order to offer prayer for rainfall. And when he intended to make supplication he faced Qibla and turned round his mantle.

'Abbad bin Tamim Mazini heard his uncle, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , as saying: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out one day in order to pray for rain. He turned his back towards people, supplicated before Allah, facing towards Qibla, and turned his mantle round and then observed two rak'ahs of prayer.

Anas reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) raising his hands (high enough) in supplication (for rain) that the whiteness of his armpits became visible.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prayed for rain pointing the back of his hands to the sky.

Anas reported that the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was not accustomed to raise his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain. (He would then raise [his hands] high enough) that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. 'Abdul A'la said that (he was in doubt whether it was) the whiteness of his armpit or armpits.

This hadith has been narrated by Anas bin Malik (RA) through another chain of transmitters.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that a person entered the mosque through the door situated on the side of Daral-Qada' during Friday (prayer) and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was delivering the sermon while standing. He came and stood in front of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Messenger of Allah, the camels died and the passages were blocked; so supplicate Allah to send down rain upon us. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) raised his hands and then said: (O Allah, send down rain upon us; O Allah, send down rain upon us; O Allah, send down rain upon us. Anas said: By Allah, we did not see any cloud or any patch of it, and there was neither any house or building standing between us and the (hillock) Sal'a. There appeared a cloud in the shape of a shield from behind it, and as it (came high) in the sky it spread and then there was a downpour of rain. By Allah, we did not see the sun throughout the week. Then (that very man) came on the coming Friday through the same door when the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was standing and delivering the sermon. He stood in front of him and said: Messenger of Allah, our animals died and the passages blocked. Supplicate Allah to stop the rain for us. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) again raised his hands and said: O Allah, let it (rain) fall in our suburbs and not on us, O Allah (send it down) on the hillocks and small mountains and the river-beds and at places where trees grow. The rain stopped, and as we stepped out we were walking in sun- shine. He (the narrator) said to Sharik: I asked Anas bin Malik (RA) if he was the same man. He said: I do not know.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The people were in the grip of famine during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , and (once) as the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was delivering the sermon standing on the pulpit on Friday, a bedouin stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, the animals died and the children suffered starvation. The rest of the hadith is the same (and the words are) that he (the Holy Prophet) said: O Allah, send down rain in our suburbs but not on us. He (the narrator) said: To whichever directions he pointed with his hands, the clouds broke up and I saw Madinah like the opening of a (courtyard) and the stream of Qanat flowed for one month, and none came from any part (of Arabia) but with the news of heavy rainfall.