Book 15
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
كتاب الاستسقاء
29 chapters · 34 hadiths
1.0
Going out of the Prophet (ﷺ) to offer Istisqa' prayer
1باب الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ وَخُرُوجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
2.0Invocation of the Prophet (ﷺ)
2باب دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اجْعَلْهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سِنِينَ كَسِنِي يُوسُفَ "
3.0Request of the people to the Imam to offer the Istisqa' prayer
2باب سُؤَالِ النَّاسِ الإِمَامَ الاِسْتِسْقَاءَ إِذَا قَحَطُوا
4.0Turning cloak inside out while offering the Istisqa' prayer
2باب تَحْوِيلِ الرِّدَاءِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
5.0The taking of revenge by Allah over His creatures by drought
0بَابُ انْتِقَامِ الرَّبِّ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ بِالْقَحْطِ إِذَا انْتُهِكَ مَحَارِمُ اللَّهِ
6.0Istisqa' in the main mosque (of the town)
1باب الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ
7.0To invoke Allah for rain in the Khutba of Friday facing a direction other than the Qiblah
1باب الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي خُطْبَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ غَيْرَ مُسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةِ
8.0Istisqa' (to invoke Allah for the rain) on the pulpit
1باب الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ
9.0Whoever To invoke Allah for rain in the Jumu'ah prayer
1باب مَنِ اكْتَفَى بِصَلاَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
10.0Invocation (for stoppage of rain)
1باب الدُّعَاءِ إِذَا تَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَطَرِ
11.0The saying that "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not turn his cloak inside out during the invocation for rain on Friday."
1بَابُ مَا قِيلَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يُحَوِّلْ رِدَاءَهُ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
12.0If the people request the Imam to invoke Allah for rain, the Imam should not refuse
1باب إِذَا اسْتَشْفَعُوا إِلَى الإِمَامِ لِيَسْتَسْقِيَ لَهُمْ لَمْ يَرُدُّهُمْ
13.0If Al-Mushrikun intercede the Muslim to invoke Allah for rain during drought
1باب إِذَا اسْتَشْفَعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ عِنْدَ الْقَحْطِ
14.0To say, "Around us and not on us." when it rains excessively
1باب الدُّعَاءِ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْمَطَرُ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا
15.0To invoke Allah for rain while standing
2باب الدُّعَاءِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ قَائِمًا
16.0To recite aloud while offering the prayer of Istisqa'
1باب الْجَهْرِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
17.0How the Prophet (ﷺ) turned his back towards the people [while offering the Salat (prayer) for rain]
1باب كَيْفَ حَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ
18.0The Istisqa' prayer consists of two Rak'a
1باب صَلاَةِ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
19.0To offer the Istisqa' prayer at the Musalla
1باب الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فِي الْمُصَلَّى
20.0Facing the Qiblah while offering the Istisqa' prayer
1باب اسْتِقْبَالِ الْقِبْلَةِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
21.0While offering the Istisqa' prayer, people should raise hands along with the Imam
2باب رَفْعِ النَّاسِ أَيْدِيَهُمْ مَعَ الإِمَامِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
22.0The raising of both hands by the Imam during Istisqa' while invoking Allah for rain
1باب رَفْعِ الإِمَامِ يَدَهُ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ
23.0What should be said (or what to say) if it rains
1باب مَا يُقَالُ إِذَا أَمْطَرَتْ
24.0One who stood in the rain till the water started trickling down his beard
1باب مَنْ تَمَطَّرَ فِي الْمَطَرِ حَتَّى يَتَحَادَرَ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ
25.0If the wind blows (what should one do or say?)
1باب إِذَا هَبَّتِ الرِّيحُ
26.0"I was granted victory with As-Saba"
1باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نُصِرْتُ بِالصَّبَا "
27.0Earthquakes and (other) signs (of the Day of Judgement)
2باب مَا قِيلَ فِي الزَّلاَزِلِ وَالآيَاتِ
28.0"And instead for the provision He gives you, you deny"
1بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ}
29.0Except Allah nobody nobody knows when it will rain
1باب لاَ يَدْرِي مَتَى يَجِيءُ الْمَطَرُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ