Rain in Islamic Traditions

Rain is the mercy of God. By sending down this source of vitality, God has given life to all living creatures. Many Islamic hadiths have dealt with rain and its benefits here and there. They have recommended drinking rainwater which its most important result is curing many diseases. Hadiths have beautifully depicted the connection between rain and spirituality and listed those sins which cause this blessing not to be sent down. But are clouds the source of rain? Or precipitation is done in a layer higher than clouds and clouds act as a sieve. There are some hadiths in this regard which need more investigation. Some regard them as incongruent with the holy Quran or science and reject them due to weakness in their chains of documents. The present paper verifies these hadiths from two perspectives: text and chain of documents.