Treasure House of Prayers — Page 99
PRAYERS 99 for prayer was made to him during the year of famine. It did start to rain heavily and immediately. It continued to rain till the next Friday when he prayed for a break in the rain. ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ْ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ﻘِﻨَﺎ. O All a h , saturate us, O All a h , saturate us, O All a h , saturate us. ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ْ ﻨَﺎ ،اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اÖِ5َ ﻨَﺎ ﻨَﺎ. O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us. O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us. O All a h , shower Divine mercy of rain upon us. 195 Another Prayer for Rain Hadrat ‘Abb a d bin Tam i m ra relates from his uncle that during famine the Holy Prophet sa went to an open place to offer prayer for rain. He led two rak‘ a t of s al a t in which he recited S u rah Al-F a ti h ah and some verses of the Holy Qur’ a n in a loud voice and prayed for rain. After the s al a t he turned over his sheet and facing Ka‘bah raised his hands and prayed for rain in these words: ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺳ [َ5 ﻘِﻨَﺎ ْ ْ ﺜًﺎ ﻣُّﻐِ[ َْ ﺜًﺎ ﻣَّﺮِﻳًّﺎ ﻣُّﺮِﻳ َْ ﻌًﺎ ﻧَّﺎﻓِﻌًﺎ 5َري ٍﺿَﺎر ٍّ 2َﺎﺟِﻼ ً 5َري ْآﺟِﻞ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ اﺳ ْ ﻖ ِ ﻋِﺒَﺎدَک َ و َ ﺑóََﺎﺋِﻤَک َ و َ اﻧ ﺸُﺮ ْ رﺣ ﻤﺘ ِْ Áَو َ ا َْ َﺑَﻠَﺪَک َ امل ْ ﻴِّﺖ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ْ ﻘِﻨَﺎ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اﺳ ﻘِﻨَﺎ ﻘِﻨَﺎ. 196 O All a h , grant us rain water which removes our anxieties, is beneficial, free from harm and which comes early rather than late. O All a h , provide water for Your people and animals. Extend Your mercy and quicken this dead township with life. O All a h , give us water to drink. O All a h , give us water to drink. O All a h , give us water to drink.