Remembrance 2 from Chapter 135

Allāhumma innā kunnā natawassalu ilayka bi-Nabiyyinā ṣalla-llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam fa tasqiyanā, wa innā natawassalu ilayka bi-‘ammi Nabiyyinā ṣalla-llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam fa-sqinā.

We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī that when there was a drought ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb used to pray for rain through the intercession of al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib. He would say: “Allah, we used to appeal to You through our Prophet and You granted us rain. We are now appealing to You through the mediation of the uncle of our Prophet, so grant us rain.” Then it rained. ^[1].

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