Abdullah Ibn Mubarak and the Slave - Story by Dr. Hatem Al-Haj
The entire story, translated into English: Ibn al-Mubarak said: "I arrived in Mecca, and I found that the people were suffering from a drought, and they were praying for rain in the Masjid al-Haram. I was among the people near the Bani Shaybah gate when a young black boy came carrying two pieces of cloth, one of which he had wrapped around himself, and he placed the other one on my shoulders. He stood in a hidden spot next to me, and I heard him saying: 'Oh my God, you have created faces with numerous sins and flaws, and the rain from the heavens has been withheld from us to discipline the creatures for their deeds. I ask you, O Most Gracious, O He who knows His servants better than anyone else, to send down rain upon them at this very hour.'" Ibn al-Mubarak said: He continued to say, "Send down rain upon them at this very hour," until the sky became overcast. With clouds gathering, raindrops began to fall like the mouths of pitchers, and he remained in hi...
