When he saw the speed with which the people sought shelter he laughed till his back teeth were visible. Then it rained by God’s permission, and before he reached his mosque streams were flowing. God then produced a cloud and a storm of thunder and lightning came on.
He then faced the people, descended and prayed two rak'as. He then turned his back to the people and inverted (or, turned round) his cloak while keeping his hands aloft. Sendest down a strength and satisfaction for us for a time.” He then raised his hands and kept raising them till the whiteness under his armpits was visible. Send down rain upon us and make what Thou O God, Thou art God than whom there is no god, the Rich, while we are the poor. There is no god but God who does what He wishes. Having declared God’s greatness and expressed His praise, he said, “You have complained of drought in your abodes and of delay in receiving rain at the beginning of its season, but God has ordered you to supplicate Him and has promised that He would answer your prayers.” Then he said, “Praise be to God, the Lord of the universe, the Compassionate, the Merciful, the Master of the day of judgment. ‘A’isha said God’s Messenger came out when the rim of the sun appeared and sat down on the pulpit. 'A’isha said the people complained to God’s Messenger of the lack of rain, so he gave orders for a pulpit, and when it was set up for him in the place of prayer he appointed a day for the people on which they should come out.
