Hadith 897 Part C

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Anas b. Malik reported that while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was delivering the sermon on Friday , people stood up before him and said in a loud voice

Apostle of Allah , there is a drought and the trees have become yellow , the animals have died ; and the rest of the hadith is the same , and in the narration transmitted by 'Abd al-A'la the words are : " The clouds cleard from Medina and it began to rain around it and not a single drop of rain fell in Medina. And as I looked towards Medina , I found it hollow like (the hollowness of) a basin.