He said to Kaab, "Kaab bin Mura, narrate to us from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and be careful."Kaab said, A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to send us rain."So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands and said, "O Allah, give us rain that is wholesome, fertile, abundant, swift, without delay, beneficial and not harmful."He said, They had not yet gathered before they were revived. Then they came to him complaining about the rain and said, "Messenger of Allah, the houses have collapsed."He said, "O Allah, around us and not upon us."He said, Then the clouds began to break apart to the right and to the left.
أنه قال لكعب: يا كعب بن مرة! حدثنا عن رسول الله ﷺ واحذر. قال: جاء رجل إلى النبي ﷺ فقال: يا رسول الله! استسق الله، فرفع رسول الله ﷺ يديه فقال: اللهم اسقنا غيثا مريئا مريعا طبقا عاجلا غير رائث، نافعا غير ضار قال: فما جمعوا حتى أحيوا، قال: فأتوه فشكوا إليه المطر، فقالوا: يا رسول الله: تهدمت البيوت فقال: اللهم حوالينا ولا علينا قال: فجعل السحاب ينقطع يمينا وشمالا.
Ibn Majah (1269), Ahmad (18061), and Hakim (1/328) all narrated it through the route of Amr bin Mura, from Salim bin Abu Jaad, from Shurahbil bin Simt, who related it as mentioned. In Ahmad's wording it reads, "widespread and abundant," and its chain of transmission is sahih. Hakim said, "Sahih according to the standard of the two Shaykhs."His saying "mari'a" (with the first letter having a fatha) means fertile and productive. It is said, "the valley became fertile" (amra'a), and "it was fertile" (mara'a mara'atan). His saying "tabaqa" (with two fatha vowels) means widespread, covering the earth entirely, blanketing it like a covering (tabaq). And "ghadaqa" means heavy, large-droplet rain. His saying "ghayra ra'ith" means not delayed and not slow.