وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ;
«أَنَّ عُمَرَ رضى الله عنه كَانَ إِذَا قَحِطُوا يَسْتَسْقِي بِالْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْمُطَّلِبِ. وَقَالَ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَسْقِي إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّنَا فَتَسْقِينَا، وَإِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِعَمِّ نَبِيِّنَا فَاسْقِنَا، فَيُسْقَوْنَ»
When they experienced drought Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) used to seek rain by asking al-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (radiyallahu anhu) to supplicate Allah for rain. He (Umar) would say: ‘O Allah, we used to ask our Prophet (radiyallahu anhu) to supplicate to You for rain, and You would give us rain. We are now asking our Prophet’s uncle to supplicate to You for rain, so give us rain.’ They would then be given rain.
Bulugh al-Maram 623, Book 2, The Book of Prayer, Hadith 444. 1 min read