Yahya related to me from Malik from Sharik ibn Abdullah ibn AbiNamir that Anas ibn Malik said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger ofAllah, our animals are dying and our camels are too weak to travel, somake dua to Allah.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, made dua, and it rained on us from one jumua to thenext."Anas continued, "Then a man came to the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messengerof Allah, our houses have fallen down, the paths are blocked, and ourflocks are dying.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, 'O Allah, (only) the mountain and hill-tops,the valley bottoms, and the places where trees grow.' "Anasadded, "It cleared away from Madina like a garment being removed."Malik said, about a man who missed the prayer of asking forrain but caught the khutba, and wished to pray in the mosque, or inhis house when he returned, "He is free to do so, or not, as hewishes."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 13, Hadith 3
Arabic reference: Book 13, Hadith 454