Hadith 32488

Chapter 12

باب 12

(12) باب كَمْ صَلاَةُ الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ

(12) Chapter: How many (rak'ahs) are there in the prayer for rain (Salat Al-Istisqa')?
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ .

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Zaid that:
The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to pray for rain, and he prayed two rak'ahs facing the Qiblah. (Sahih

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1520

In-book reference: Book 17, Hadith 17

English translation: Vol. 2, Book 17, Hadith 1521