By Dr. Shadee Elmasry
Muslims link with their Prophet ﷺ will never end. Ibn Hajar & Ibn Kathir confirm: In the time of Sayyidna Umar, there was a drought. Bilal al-Muzani, a Companion, went to the grave of the Prophet ﷺ and said, “Messenger of Allah, pray for rain on behalf of your community.” That night he saw the Prophet ﷺ in a dream telling him, “Go to Umar with the greeting of peace and inform him you will receive rain. Tell him to be intelligent and wise.” Bilal al-Muzani went and informed Umar who wept and said, “O Allah I will spare no effort.” Sources: Ibn Abi Shayba, al-Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq Sanani, al-Musannaf Bayhaqi, Dalail al-Nubuwwa Ibn Abd al-Barr, al-Istiab Ibn Abi Khaythama, al-Isaba Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidaya wal-Nihaya Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari Ibn Kathir and others said, the chain is sound. The Arabic: أصاب الناس قحط في زمن عمر بن الخطاب، فجاء رجل إلى قبر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. فقال: يا رسول الله استسق الله لأمتك فإنهم قد هلكوا. فأتاه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في المنام فقال: إيت عمر، فأقرئه مني السلام، وأخبرهم أنه مسقون، وقل له عليك بالكيس الكيس. فأتى الرجل فأخبر عمر، فقال: يا رب ما ءالوا إلا ما عجزت عنه.