Praise Allah with Expressing Your Dire Need of Him

✨ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ ، الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ ، مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيْدُ ، اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الْفُقَرَاءُ.

Translation :

All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds, the All Merciful, the Very Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgement. There is no god worthy of worship except You, You do what You will. O Allah, You are Allah, there is no god worthy of worship except You. You are the Rich and Free of all needs whilst we are poor and in need of You.

Transliteration :

Alḥamdu-lillāhi Rabbi-l-ʿālamīn, ar-Raḥmāni-r-Raḥīm, Māliki yawmi-d-dīn, lā ilāha illā Anta tafʿalu mā turīd, Allāhumma Anta-llāhu lā ilāha illā Ant. Antal-Ghanniyu wa naḥnu-l-fuqarā’.

Hadith:

ʿĀ'isha (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates: “The people complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of a drought. So he ﷺ ordered for a pulpit and it was placed in his place of prayer. He then arranged a day for all the people to gather.

ʿĀ'isha says (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā): ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out when the disk of the sun appeared. He sat on the pulpit and praised Allah and then said: “You have complained regarding the drought of your gardens and lack of rain for some time. Verily, Allah has commanded you to ask Him and promised to answer your prayers, then he said [the above with the addition of] “Send down rain upon us, and make what you send effective and far-reaching until some time.”

Then he ﷺ lifted his arms until we saw the whiteness under his armpit. He then turned his back towards the people and turned round his upper garment while his hands were raised. He then turned to the people and descended the pulpit. He performed two units of Salah. Allah then formed a cloud. There was a clap of thunder and a flash of lightening and it rained with the permission of Allah. He did not stay inside the Masjid until there were streams of water running.

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw wetness on the peoples clothes, he smiled until his front teeth became visible. He then said: “I bear witness that Allah is over all things All-Powerful and I am the servant and Messenger of Allah.” (Ibn Ḥibbān 991)