Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one year no rain fell (and there was a famine), so some Muslims stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a Friday and said, "O Messenger of Allah! The rain has been withheld, the land has become barren, and the livestock have perished." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands; there was not a trace of cloud in the sky. He spread his hands even more until I saw the whiteness of his armpits. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed to Allah for rain. We had not even finished the Friday prayer when the young men from the nearest houses began to worry about returning to their homes. It rained continuously until the next Friday. When the next Friday came, someone said, "O Messenger of Allah! The houses are collapsing and the caravans have stopped." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and said that the son of Adam becomes weary so quickly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand: «اللهم! حوالينا، ولا علينا". فتكشطت عن المدينة» "O Allah! Let the rain fall around us, not upon us." So the clouds cleared away from Madinah.