Book 17: Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Volume 2, Book 17, Number 119: Narrated 'Abbas bin Tamim's uncle: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer and turned (and put on) his cloak inside out. Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120: Narrated Abu Huraira; Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the last Raka he used to say: "O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Abi Rabi'a. O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah! Save the weak faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard on the tribes of Mudar and send (famine) years on them like the famine years of (Prophet) Joseph ." The Prophet further said, "Allah forgive the tribes of Ghifar and save the tribes of Aslam." Abu Az-Zinad (a sub-narrator) said, "The Qunut used to be recited by the Prophet in the Fajr prayer." Volume 2, Book 17, Number 121: Narrated Masruq: We were with 'Abdullah and he said, "When the Prophet saw the refusal of the people to a