Dua When Seeking Rain
Dua 1 When Seeking Rain
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيْثًا مَرِيْئًا ، مَرِيْعًا نَافِعًا ، غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ ، عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِل
Hadith:
Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “Some women came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ weeping because of the lack of rain, and he said [ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيْثًا مَرِيْئًا ، مَرِيْعًا نَافِعًا ، غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ ، عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِل] and then the sky covered them [with rain-clouds].
Translation :
O Allah, grant us rain that is a relief, wholesome, fertile and fruitful, beneficial and not harmful, coming sooner rather than later.
Transliteration :
Allāhumma-sqinā ghaythan mughīthan, marīʿan nāfiʿan, ghayra dharrin, ʿajilan ghayra ājil.
Dua 2 When Seeking Rain
Hadith:
Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates: “Some women came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ weeping because of the lack of rain, and he said [ اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ وَبَهَائِمَكَ ، وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ ، وَأَحْيِ بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ] and then the sky covered them [with rain-clouds].
Translation :
O Allah, give Your slaves and Your beasts water to drink, and spread out Your Mercy and revive Your dead land.
Transliteration :
Allāhumma-sqi ʿibādika wa bahā’imika wa-nshur raḥmataka wa aḥyi baladaka-l-mayyit.
Dua 3 When Seeking Rain
Hadith:
"Anas (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “A man came into the mosque on Friday while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing and delivering the sermon, and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, our wealth has been destroyed and our means of survival have been cut off. Pray to Allah to give us rain.’ So the Messenger of Allah raised his hands and said [كُلِّ قَدِيْرٌ ، وَأَنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُوْلُهُ]. “By Allah, we could not see any cloud in the sky – not even a tiny one. There was no house or home between us and Sala (a mountain near Madinah). There appeared a cloud behind him that was like a shield. When it was in the middle of the sky it spread out and it started to rain. By Allah, we did not see the sun for a week. Then the man entered the mosque the following Friday while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing and delivering the sermon. He said: ‘Messenger of Allah, out wealth has been destroyed and our means of survival have been cut off [because of the rains]. Pray to Allah to give us respite.” The Messenger of Allah raised his hands and said [ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ ، الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ ، مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيْدُ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الْفُقَرَاءُ ، أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا الْغَيْثَ وَاجْعَلْ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ لَنَا قُوَّةً وَبَلاَغًا إِلَى حِيْنٍ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ، وَأَنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُوْلُهُ]. The rain stopped and we went outside, and the sun was shining.”
Zayd b. Khālid al-Juhanī (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the Companions in the Fajr salāh at Hudaybiyyah following rainfall at night. When he had finished, he turned to the people and asked: “Do you know what your Lord said?” They replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He continued: “He said: ‘My servants have arisen, some believing in Me and some disbelieving in Me. Those who said: “We have been granted rain because of the bounty and mercy of Allah.” Are believers in Me and disbelievers in the stars. Whoever said: “We have been granted rain by such-and-such a star is a disbeliever in Me and a believer in the stars.
Translation :
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate, Owner of the Day of Judgment. There is no god but Allah; He does as He wishes. O Allah, You are Allah and there is no god but You, the Infinitely Rich, and we are poor. Send down the rain and make what You have sent down strength for us, and provision for a time. I bear witness that Allah is over all things All-Powerful, and I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger.
Transliteration :
Alḥamdu-lillāhi Rabbi-l-ʿālamīn, ar-Raḥmāni-r-Raḥīm, Māliki yawmi-d-dīn, lā ilāha illa-llāhu yafʿalu mā yurīdu, Allāhumma Anta-llāhu lā ilāha illa Anta-l-Ganiyyu wa naḥnu-l-fuqarā, anzil ʿalayna-l-ghaytha wa-jʿal ma anzalta lanā quwwatan wa balāgan ilā ḥīnin, ash-hadu anna-llāha ʿalā kulli shay’in Qadīr, wa annī ʿabdu-llāhi wa rasūluh.
Dua 4 When Seeking Rain
Hadith:
ʿĀishā (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) related that the people complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the lack of rain. He instructed that a minbar be positioned in the place where salah was offered. He made an appointment for the people to come out. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out when the upper edge of the sun was appearing. He sat on the minbar, magnified and praised Allah, and then said: “You have complained about the barrenness of your homes, and the delay of the rain beyond its proper time. Allah has commanded you to supplicate to Him, and He has promised you that He will answer your prayers.”
Then he said [ اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا]. Then he lifted his hands and he continued to raise them until the whites of his armpits showed. After that he turned his back to the people and he turned his cloak whilst raising his hands. Then he turned towards the people and came and performed two rakʿahs. Allah made the clouds form and there were thunder and lightning, and it rained, by the permission of Allah. He had hardly finished his rakʿah before there was a flood.
When he saw them hastening to find shelter, he smiled until his molars showed. Then he said: “I bear witness that Allah has power over all things, and that I am the servant and Messenger of Allah.”
Translation :
O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain.
Transliteration :
Allāhumma agithnā, Allāhumma agithnā, Allāhumma agithnā.
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