Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.

Book 13, Asking for Rain, discusses the prayer and supplications made during times of drought.

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amr ibn Hazm that he had heard Abbad ibn Tamim say that he had heard Abdullah ibn Zayd al-Mazini say, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to the place […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Amr ibn Shuayb that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, when he asked for rain, “O Allah, give water to Your slaves and Your animals, and spread Your mercy, and give […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sharik ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Namir that Anas ibn Malik said, “A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, our animals are dying and our camels are too weak […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Salih ibn Kaysan from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that Zayd ibn Khalid al- Juhani said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took the subh prayer with us at Hudaybiyya after it had rained […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, “When a cloud appears from the direction of the sea and then goes towards ash-Sham, it will be an abundant source of rain.” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 13, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Hurayra used to say, when morning came after it had rained on the people, “We have been rained upon by the rain of Allah’s opening,” and would then recite the ayat, “Whatever Allah opens to man of […]