"One of the chiefs* sent me to Ibn "Abbas to ask him about the prayer for rain. Ibn "Abbas said: "What kept him from asking me?' He said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out humbly, walking with a humble and moderate gait, imploring, and he performed two Rak'ah as he used to pray for "Eid, but he did not give a sermon like this sermon of yours.'"