The time when the rain comes down is a time of divine bounty and mercy from Allah to His slaves. There are many duas and sunnahs that the Prophet (SAW) used to focus on when it rained. Maybe we know one or two but many have become forgotten or not practiced. Here are some of them as a reminder.
Upon hearing thunder
Glory is to Him whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him. (Al-Muwatta)
Dua asking for rain
O Allah, shower upon us abundant rain, beneficial not harmful, swiftly and not delayed. (Abu Dawud)
2. Say 3 times
‘O Allah relieve us’
3.
O Allah, give water to Your slaves, and Your livestock, and spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land.
Anas (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW), would not raise his hands for any supplication except to pray for rain. He would raise them until we saw the skin of his armpits. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Dua when it rains
O Allah, bring beneficial rain clouds
Dua after rain
It has rained by the bounty of Allah and His mercy
Dua asking for clear skies
O Allah, let it pass us and not fall upon us, but upon the hills and mountains, and the center of the valleys, and upon the forested lands.
Sunnahs when it rains
- He regarded rain as a mercy of Allah and called it Rahmah.
- Recite one of the duas relevant to the type of the rain.
- Expose part of your body (head, arm, neck etc.) so it’s touched by the rain.
- Make a dua (supplication) when it rains as it is one of the times of accepted duas.
- Thank Allah for the blessing of the rain after he has sent it down on us.
Hadith on rain
Ibn Umar (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Never do people withhold alms from their wealth but that a portion from the sky will be held back; were it not for the animals, it would never rain.” (al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr)
Aisha (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW), if there was a windy storm, he would say, “O Allah, I ask You for its good, the good within it, and the good for which it was sent. I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil within it, and the evil for which it was sent.” If the sky began to light up and thunder, the color of the Prophet’s face would change and he would anxiously come and go, back and forth. If it rained, he would be pleased with it and I could recognize the signs of that on his face. I asked him about it and the Prophet said, “O Aisha, perhaps it is as Allah said about the people of ‘Ad: When they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said this is a cloud bringing us rain!” (Surah 46:24) (Muslim)
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:22
