# Sahih al-Bukhari 2.17.138 — Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)

## Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَسْقَى فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ‏.‏

## English Translation (Muhammad Muhsin Khan)
> Narrated Abbas bin Tamlm from his uncle who said, "The Prophet invoked Allah for rain and offered a two Rakat prayer and he put his cloak inside out." 

**Citation:** Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 17 (Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)), Hadith 138 · Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih al-Bukhari
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