Explanation

While the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the Friday sermon, a man entered the mosque, stood in front of him, and called him to point out the hardship they were going through as the cattle were dying for lack of grass, the roads were blocked, and the camels they used for travel and to transport things had become lean due to the drought. He asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate to Allah, the Almighty, to end their distress. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands and supplicated: “O Allah, send down rain.” He said it three times, as he usually did in a supplication and on important issues. Although there were no clouds in the sky, a small cloud suddenly appeared from behind the mountain, due to the Prophet's supplication. When it was positioned in the middle of the sky, it grew, spread, and rained for seven consecutive days. Interestingly, the next Friday as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, a man came to complain about the ceaseless rain, as it was keeping the cattle in their stalls, unable to go grazing, until they were starving, and it was preventing people from seeking their livelihood. He asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to invoke Allah, the Almighty, to stop the rain. So he, once again, raised his hands and supplicated to Allah to make the rain fall around the city, not on it, so the people could go about their daily lives, unharmed, and their livestock could go to their pasture. And he implored Allah, the Almighty, to let the rain fall on the areas where it would be beneficial, such as the mountains, valleys, hills, and pastures. The rain came to a halt, and they left the mosque walking in sunshine.