1501 - وَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَابِغِ اَلنِّعَمِ وَ مُفَرِّجِ اَلْهَمِّ وَ بَارِئِ اَلنَّسَمِ اَلَّذِي جَعَلَ اَلسَّمَاوَاتِ لِكُرْسِيِّهِ عِمَاداً وَ اَلْجِبَالَ لِلْأَرْضِ أَوْتَاداً وَ اَلْأَرْضَ لِلْعِبَادِ مِهَاداً وَ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ «عَلىٰ أَرْجٰائِهٰا» وَ حَمَلَةَ اَلْعَرْشِ عَلَى أَمْطَائِهَا وَ أَقَامَ بِعِزَّتِهِ أَرْكَانَ اَلْعَرْشِ وَ أَشْرَقَ بِضَوْئِهِ شُعَاعَ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ أَجْبَأَ بِشُعَاعِهِ ظُلْمَةَ اَلْغَطْشِ ، وَ فَجَّرَ «اَلْأَرْضَ عُيُوناً» وَ «اَلْقَمَرَ نُوراً» وَ اَلنُّجُومَ بُهُوراً ثُمَّ عَلاَ فَتَمَكَّنَ وَ خَلَقَ فَأَتْقَنَ وَ أَقَامَ فَتَهَيْمَنَ فَخَضَعَتْ لَهُ نَخْوَةُ اَلْمُتَكَبِّرِ وَ طَلَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ خَلَّةُ اَلْمُتَمَسْكِنِ ، اَللَّهُمَّ فَبِدَرَجَتِكَ اَلرَّفِيعَةِ وَ مَحَلَّتِكَ اَلْمَنِيعَةِ وَ فَضْلِكَ اَلسَّابِغِ وَ سَبِيلِكَ اَلْوَاسِعِ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا دَانَ لَكَ وَ دَعَا إِلَى عِبَادَتِكَ وَ وَفَى بِعَهْدِكَ وَ أَنْفَذَ أَحْكَامَكَ وَ اِتَّبَعَ أَعْلاَمَكَ عَبْدِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِكَ إِلَى عِبَادِكَ اَلْقَائِمِ بِأَحْكَامِكَ وَ مُؤَيِّدِ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ وَ قَاطِعِ عُذْرِ مَنْ عَصَاكَ اَللَّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ مُحَمَّداً أَجْزَلَ مَنْ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ نَصِيباً مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ أَنْضَرَ مَنْ أَشْرَقَ وَجْهُهُ بِسِجَالِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَ أَقْرَبَ اَلْأَنْبِيَاءِ زُلْفَةً يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ عِنْدَكَ وَ أَوْفَرَهُمْ حَظّاً مِنْ رِضْوَانِكَ وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ صُفُوفَ أُمَّةٍ فِي جِنَانِكَ كَمَا لَمْ يَسْجُدْ لِلْأَحْجَارِ وَ لَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ لِلْأَشْجَارِ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَحِلَّ اَلسِّبَاءَ وَ لَمْ يَشْرَبِ اَلدِّمَاءَ اَللَّهُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَيْكَ حِينَ أَجَاءَتْنَا اَلْمَضَايِقُ اَلْوَعْرَةُ وَ أَلْجَأَتْنَا اَلْمَحَابِسُ اَلْعَسِرَةُ وَ عَضَّتْنَا اَلصَّعْبَةُ عَلاَئِقُ اَلشَّيْنِ وَ تَأَثَّلَتْ عَلَيْنَا لَوَاحِقُ اَلْمَيْنِ وَ اِعْتَكَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَدَابِيرُ اَلسِّنِينَ وَ أَخْلَفَتْنَا مَخَايِلُ اَلْجَوْدِ وَ اِسْتَظْمَأْنَا لِصَوَارِخِ اَلْعَوْدِ فَكُنْتَ رَجَاءَ اَلْمُبْتَئِسِ، وَ اَلثِّقَةَ لِلْمُلْتَمِسِ نَدْعُوكَ حِينَ قَنَطَ اَلْأَنَامُ وَ مُنِعَ اَلْغَمَامُ وَ هَلَكَ اَلسَّوَامُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ عَدَدَ اَلشَّجَرِ وَ اَلنُّجُومِ وَ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ اَلصُّفُوفِ وَ اَلْعَنَانِ اَلْمَكْفُوفِ أَنْ لاَ تَرُدَّنَا خَائِبِينَ وَ لاَ تُؤَاخِذَنَا بِأَعْمَالِنَا وَ لاَ تُحَاصَّنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا وَ اُنْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِالسَّحَابِ اَلْمُتْئِقِ وَ اَلنَّبَاتِ اَلْمُونِقِ وَ اُمْنُنْ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِتَنْوِيعِ اَلثَّمَرَةِ وَ أَحْيِ بِلاَدَكَ بِبُلُوغِ اَلزَّهَرَةِ وَ أَشْهِدْ مَلاَئِكَتَكَ اَلْكِرَامَ اَلسَّفَرَةَ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ نَافِعَةً دَائِمَةً غُزْرُهَا وَاسِعاً دَرُّهَا سَحَاباً وَابِلاً سَرِيعاً عَاجِلاً تُحْيِي بِهِ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ وَ تَرُدُّ بِهِ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهِ مَا هُوَ آتٍ اَللَّهُمَّ اِسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مُمْرِعاً طَبَقاً مُجَلْجِلاً مُتَتَابِعاً خُفُوقُهُ مُنْبَجِسَةً بُرُوقُهُ مُرْتَجِسَةً هُمُوعُهُ وَ سَيْبُهُ مُسْتَدِرٌّ وَ صَوْبُهُ مُسْبَطِرٌّ لاَ تَجْعَلْ ظِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا سَمُوماً وَ بَرْدَهُ عَلَيْنَا حُسُوماً وَ ضَوْءَهُ عَلَيْنَا رُجُوماً وَ مَاءَهُ أُجَاجاً وَ نَبَاتَهُ رَمَاداً رِمْدِداً اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ اَلشِّرْكِ وَ هَوَادِيهِ وَ اَلظُّلْمِ وَ دَوَاهِيهِ وَ اَلْفَقْرِ وَ دَوَاعِيهِ يَا مُعْطِيَ اَلْخَيْرَاتِ مِنْ أَمَاكِنِهَا وَ مُرْسِلَ اَلْبَرَكَاتِ مِنْ مَعَادِنِهَا مِنْكَ اَلْغَيْثُ اَلْمُغِيثُ وَ أَنْتَ اَلْغِيَاثُ اَلْمُسْتَغَاثُ وَ نَحْنُ اَلْخَاطِئُونَ وَ أَهْلُ اَلذُّنُوبِ وَ أَنْتَ اَلْمُسْتَغْفَرُ اَلْغَفَّارُ، نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِلْجَمَّاتِ مِنْ ذُنُوبِنَا وَ نَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ عَوَامِّ خَطَايَانَا اَللَّهُمَّ فَأَرْسِلْ عَلَيْنَا دِيمَةً مِدْرَاراً وَ اِسْقِنَا اَلْغَيْثَ وَاكِفاً مِغْزَاراً غَيْثاً وَاسِعاً وَ بَرَكَةً مِنَ اَلْوَابِلِ نَافِعَةً يُدَافَعُ اَلْوَدْقُ بِالْوَدْقِ وَ يَتْلُو اَلْقَطْرُ مِنْهُ اَلْقَطْرَ غَيْرَ خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُهُ وَ لاَ مُكَذَّبٍ رَعْدُهُ وَ لاَ عَاصِفَةٍ جَنَائِبُهُ بَلْ رِيّاً يَغَصُّ بِالرِّيِّ رَبَابُهُ وَ فَاضَ فَانْصَاعَ بِهِ سَحَابُهُ وَ جَرَى آثَارُ هَيْدَبِهِ جَنَابَهُ سُقْيَا مِنْكَ مُحْيِيَةً مُرْوِيَةً مُحَفَّلَةً مُفَضَّلَةً زَاكِياً نَبْتُهَا نَامِياً زَرْعُهَا نَاضِراً عُودُهَا مُمْرِعَةً آثَارُهَا جَارِيَةً بِالْخَيْرِ وَ اَلْخِصْبِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا تَنْعَشُ بِهَا اَلضَّعِيفَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ تُحْيِي بِهَا اَلْمَيِّتَ مِنْ بِلاَدِكَ وَ تُنْعِمُ بِهَا اَلْمَبْسُوطَ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهَا اَلْمَخْزُونَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ تَعُمُّ بِهَا مَنْ نَأَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ حَتَّى يُخْصِبَ لِإِمْرَاعِهَا اَلْمُجْدِبُونَ وَ يَحْيَا بِبَرَكَتِهَا اَلْمُسْنِتُونَ وَ تَتْرَعَ بِالْقِيعَانِ غُدْرَانُهَا وَ تُورِقَ ذُرَى اَلْأَكْمَامِ زَهَرَاتُهَا وَ يَدْهَامَّ بِذُرَى اَلْآكَامِ شَجَرُهَا وَ تَسْتَحِقَّ عَلَيْنَا بَعْدَ اَلْيَأْسِ شُكْراً مِنَّةً مِنْ مِنَنِكَ مُجَلَّلَةً وَ نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ مُفْضَلَةً عَلَى بَرِيَّتِكَ اَلْمُرْمِلَةِ وَ بِلاَدِكَ اَلْمُغْرِبَةِ وَ بَهَائِمِكَ اَلْمُعْمَلَةِ وَ وَحْشِكَ اَلْمُهْمَلَةِ اَللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ اِرْتِجَاؤُنَا وَ إِلَيْكَ مَآبُنَا فَلاَ تَحْبِسْهُ عَنَّا لِتَبَطُّنِكَ سَرَائِرَنَا وَ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا «بِمٰا فَعَلَ اَلسُّفَهٰاءُ مِنّٰا» فَإِنَّكَ تُنْزِلُ «اَلْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مٰا قَنَطُوا» وَ تَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَكَ وَ أَنْتَ «اَلْوَلِيُّ اَلْحَمِيدُ» ، - » ثُمَّ بَكَى وَقَالَ - « سَيِّدِي سَاخَتْ جِبَالُنَا وَ اِغْبَرَّتْ أَرْضُنَا وَ هَامَتْ دَوَابُّنَا وَ قَنَطَ اَلنَّاسُ مِنَّا أَوْ مَنْ قَنَطَ مِنْهُمْ وَ تَاهَتِ اَلْبَهَائِمُ وَ تَحَيَّرَتْ فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا وَ عَجَّتْ عَجِيجَ اَلثَّكَالَى عَلَى أَوْلاَدِهَا وَ مَلَّتِ اَلدَّوَرَانَ فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا حِينَ حَبَسْتَ عَنْهَا قَطْرَ اَلسَّمَاءِ فَدَقَّ لِذَلِكَ عَظْمُهَا وَ ذَهَبَ لَحْمُهَا وَ ذَابَ شَحْمُهَا وَ اِنْقَطَعَ دَرُّهَا اَللَّهُمَّ اِرْحَمْ أَنِينَ اَلْآنَّةِ وَ حَنِينَ اَلْحَانَّةِ اِرْحَمْ تَحَيُّرَهَا فِي مَرَاتِعِهَا وَ أَنِينَهَا فِي مَرَابِضِهَا.
Hadith.1501 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib 
delivered a sermon during a prayer for rain and said:
"All praise is due to Allah (swt), the Generous in His blessings, the Reliever of distress, and the Creator of life. He Who made the heavens as a support for His Throne, and the mountains as pegs for the earth, and the earth as a bedding for His servants. He placed His angels on its edges, and the bearers of the Throne on its sides. By His Might, He established the foundations of the Throne. With His Light, He illuminated the rays of the sun and with His radiance, He dispelled the darkness of the shadows. He caused springs to burst forth from the earth, made the moon a light, and the stars as shining beacons. Then He ascended and reigned supreme. He created and perfected, established order and ruled. The arrogance of the proud humbled itself before Him, and the humility of the needy turned to Him in supplication.
O’ Allah (swt), through Your lofty status, Your exalted position, Your overflowing grace, and Your encompassing path, I ask You to bless Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, as he devoted himself to You, called others to Your worship, fulfilled Your covenant, enforced Your laws, followed Your signs, was Your servant, Your Prophet, and Your trustee upon Your covenant to Your servants, the upholder of Your laws, the supporter of those who obey You, and the one who dispels the excuses of those who disobey You. O’ Allah (swt), grant Muhammad the greatest share of Your mercy, the brightest face of those who receive Your abundant gifts, and the nearest of the prophets to You in proximity on the Day of Resurrection, the most abundant of them in receiving Your pleasure, and the largest of them in the gathering of his followers in Your gardens, for he never prostrated to stones, never worshiped trees, never committed unlawful acts, nor shed blood unjustly.
O’ Allah (swt), we have come forth to You when harsh constraints have gripped us, difficulties have confined us, adversities have afflicted us, and our pastures have withered. The oppressive years have taken hold over us, and the signs of generosity have been withheld from us. We are thirsty and desire the sounds of showers to fill our hearts. You are the hope of the distressed and the trust of the seeker. We call upon You when the people despair, when the clouds are withheld, and livestock perish. O’ Ever-Living, O’ Self-Sustaining, by the number of trees and stars and the rows of angels and the gathered clouds, do not return us disappointed. Do not hold us accountable for our deeds, nor confront us with our sins. Spread upon us Your mercy through nurturing clouds and flourishing plants. Bestow upon Your servants diverse fruits, enliven Your lands with blossoming vegetation. Witness Your honored angels bringing beneficial, enduring, ample rains—quick and abundant. By this, revive what has died, restore what has been lost, and bring forth what is to come.
O’ Allah (swt), provide us with a pouring rain that nourishes the earth, covers it in abundance, thundering and flashing lightning, refreshing and continuous. May it flow without end, enriching crops and filling lands with lush growth. Do not make its shade a scorching wind upon us, nor its chill destructive, nor its light a terror, nor its water bitter and undrinkable. O’ Allah (swt), we seek refuge in You from disbelief and its consequences, from oppression and its calamities, from poverty and its misfortunes. You Who provide goodness from its sources and send forth blessings from its origins, from You alone is the life-giving rain, and to You alone we turn for help. We are those who err and sin, but You are the Forgiving, the Pardoning. We ask You for forgiveness for our major sins and turn to You for pardon from our frequent mistakes. O’ Allah (swt), send upon us a rain that revives and spreads growth, that is abundant and brings mercy through pouring showers. Let the rain fall in sequence and not be a false promise, its lightning not a deception. Bring forth a rain that quenches thirst, fills valleys, and revitalizes vegetation.
O’ Allah (swt), the mountains are parched, the earth is dusty, livestock are wandering and lost in their pastures, animals cry out in distress, seeking nourishment as their strength is sapped, and their bones grow frail. Soften our hearts to their plight, show mercy to their cries, and ease their difficulties in their pastures."
