Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Istisqa.

17- بَابُ كَيْفَ حَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ:

(17) Chapter. How the Prophet ﷺ turned his back towards the people [while offering the SaIat (prayer) for rain].

1 hadith · references 1025–1025

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Bukhari · 1025فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ يَدْعُو ، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ جَهَرَ فِيهِمَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day when he went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer. He turned his back towards the people and faced the Qibla and asked Allah for rain. Then he turned his cloak inside out and led us in a two5 narrators