Nafi said to Kaab, "Kaab bin Mura, narrate to us from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and be careful in what you report."Kaab said, "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Messenger of Allah ﷺ, pray to Allah for rain.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands and said, 'O Allah, give us rain that is wholesome, abundant, widespread, swift and not delayed, beneficial and not harmful.'"Kaab continued, "They had not even gathered themselves before the sky turned dark with clouds. Then they came to him complaining about the rain, saying, 'Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the houses have collapsed.' So he said, 'O Allah, around us and not upon us.' 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 ﷺ! استسق الله فرفع رسول الله ﷺ يديه فقال: اللهم اسقنا غيثا مريئا مريعا طبقا عاجلا غير رائث، نافعا غير ضار قال: فما جمعوا حتى أخيوا، قال: فأتوه فشكوا إليه المطر، فقالوا: يا رسول الله ﷺ: تهدمت البيوت فقال: اللهم حوالينا ولا علينا قال: فجعل السحاب ينقطع يمينا وشمالا.
Ibn Majah related it (1269) from Abu Kurayb, who said, Abu Muawiya narrated to us, from Amash, from Amr bin Mura, from Salim bin Abu Jaad, from Shurahbil bin Simt, and he mentioned it. Its isnad is sahih.Imam Ahmad also related it (18061) in a longer version, in which the phrase "tabaqan ghadaqan" appears. Hakim (1/328) related it as well, both of them coming through the route of Shuba, from Amr bin Mura, who mentioned the hadith. Hakim said, "Sahih according to the criteria of the two sheikhs."His words "muri'an", with a fatha on the first letter, mean fertile and productive land. It is said, "the valley became fertile" (amra'a al-wadi), and "it was fertile" (mara'a mara'atan).His words "tabaqan", with two fathas, mean comprehensive and wide, filling the earth and covering it like a lid.And "ghadaqan" means heavy, abundant rain.His words "ghayra ra'ith" mean not delayed and not slow.