Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-Tatawwu - Muhammad ibn Umar Bazmul - (131)

(3-15-4) Performing the Prayer for Rain at the Prayer Ground

The Sunnah is for the prayer for rain to be performed at the prayer ground, as indicated by the preceding hadiths. The people of Mecca are an exception: they perform it in the Sacred Mosque and do not leave it for another location. This was the established practice of the early generations—may Allah be pleased with them. (1)

The evidence that the prayer for rain is performed at the prayer ground includes the following:

The preceding hadith of Aisha: “The people complained to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—about the lack of rain. He therefore ordered that a pulpit be set up for him at the prayer ground and appointed a day on which the people were to go out ...” Reported by Abū Dāwūd. (2)

The preceding hadith of Ibn Abbās: “The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—went out dressed plainly, displaying humility and beseeching Allah, until he reached the prayer ground. He then ascended the pulpit ...” Reported by the compilers of the Sunan collections. (3)

The hadith of Abdullāh ibn Zayd: “The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—went out to the prayer ground to pray ...” Reported by al-Bukhārī and Muslim. (4)

(1) Al-Shāfi‘ī explicitly stated this in *al-Umm* (1/234). His wording is: “…except the people of Mecca, for it has not reached us that any of the early generations led them in an Eid prayer anywhere except in their mosque.… Nor am I aware that they ever performed an Eid prayer or a prayer for rain anywhere else.” (2) A *hasan* (good) hadith. Its sources were cited previously. (3) A *hasan* (good) hadith. Its sources were cited previously. (4) A *sahīh* (authentic) hadith. Its sources were cited previously.

- (٣-١٥-٤) صلاة الاستسقاء في المصلى: السنة في صلاة الاستسقاء أن تصلى في المصلى؛ كما دلت عليه الأحاديث السابقة؛ إلا أهل مكة؛ فإنهم يصلون في المسجد الحرام ولا يخرجون عنه، على هذا جرى عمل السلف رضوان الله عليهم. (١) ومن الأدلة على أن صلاة الاستسقاء في المصلى: ما جاء في حديث عائشة السابق: " شكا الناس إلى رسول الله ﷺ قحوط المطر، فأمر بمنبر، فوضع له في المصلى، ووعد الناس يوماً يخرجون فيه ... " أخرجه أبو داود. (٢) ما جاء في حديث ابن عباس السابق: " خرج رسول الله ﷺ متبذلاً متواضعاً متضرعاً، حتى أتى المصلى، فرقي على المنبر.." أخرجه أصحاب السنن. (٣) ما جاء في حديث عبد الله بن زيد: " أن النبي ﷺ خرج إلى المصلى يصلي ... " أخرجه الشيخان. (٤)

(١) نص على ذلك الشافعي في " الأم" (١/٢٣٤) ، ولفظه " ... إلا أهل مكة؛ فإنه لم يبلغا أن أحداً من السلف صلى بهم عيداً إلا في مسجدهم ... ولم أعلمهم صلوا عيداً قط ولا استسقاء إلا فيه". اهـ. (٢) حديث حسن. سبق تخريجه (٣) حديث حسن. سبق تخريجه (٤) حديث صحيح. سبق تخريجه