Dua When it Rains Heavily

اَللّٰهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا ، اَللّٰهُمَّ عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ ، وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ

Translation :

O Allah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us. O Allah, [let it fall] on the pastures, hills, valleys and the roots of trees.

Transliteration :

Allāhumma ḥawālaynā wa lā ʿalaynā, Allāhumma ʿala-l-ākāmi wa-ẓ-ẓirāb, wa buṭūni-l-awdiyah, wa manābiti-sh-shajar.

Hadith:

Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said, “A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through the gate facing the Daril- Qada’ and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; please ask Allah for rain.’ So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised both his hands and said, ‘O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain!”

Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) added, “By Allah, there were no clouds in the sky and there was no house or building between us and the mountain of Salʿa. Then a big cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Salʿa Mountain) and when it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained. By Allah! We could not see the sun for a week.

The next Friday, a person entered through the same gate and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was delivering the Friday Khutba and the man stood in front of him and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; Please pray to Allah to withhold rain.’ “Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) added, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised both his hands and said, ‘O Allah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us. O Allah, [let it fall] on the pastures, hills, valleys and the roots of trees.” Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) added, “The rain stopped and we came out, walking in the sun.”

Sharīk asked Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) whether it was the same person who had asked for rain the previous Friday. Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) replied that he did not know. (Bukhārī 1014)