Hadith 19299

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ

(1) Chapter: Raising The Hands In Supplication When Praying For Rain (RU)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ .

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

Reference (RU): Sahih Muslim 895 a (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 9, Hadith 5 (RU)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 1951 (RU)