Praise be to Allah.
Offering prayers for rain (salaat al-istisqa') is Sunnah, as confirmed
bysaheeh hadeeths and the practice of the early generations of Islam.
IbnQudaamah said: Prayer for rain is a confirmed Sunnah, proven by the
practice of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) and of his successors (the caliphs – may Allah be pleased
with them).
End quote from al-Mughni, 2/148
Abu Dawood (1165), at-Tirmidhi (558), an-Nasaa'i (1506) and Ibn Maajah
(1266) narrated that Ishaaq ibn Abdillah ibn Kinaanah said: al-Waleed
ibn 'Uqbah, who was the governor of Madinah, sent me to ask Ibn
'Abbaas about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) for rain (istisqa'). He said: The
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) went out
wearing modest clothes, walking humbly and beseeching Allah, until he
reached the prayer place, where he ascended the minbar,but he did not
give a khutbah like this khutbah of yours; rather he continued to
offer supplication (du'aa'), beseech Allah and recite takbeer, then he
prayed two rak'ahs as he used to pray at Eid.
Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, etc
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