Dua When It Rains
صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
Transliteration: Sayyiban nafi'a.
Translation: (O Allah, let it be) a beneficial, abundant rain.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032
When to recite: When you see rain falling.
The Prophet ﷺ responded to changes in the weather with remembrance: asking for beneficial rain, attributing rain to Allah’s mercy, and seeking protection during strong winds.
صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
Transliteration: Sayyiban nafi'a.
Translation: (O Allah, let it be) a beneficial, abundant rain.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032
When to recite: When you see rain falling.
مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
Transliteration: Mutirna bi fadlillahi wa rahmatih.
Translation: We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 846; Sahih Muslim 71
When to recite: After it has rained.
اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا
Transliteration: Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna.
Translation: O Allah, (let it fall) around us and not upon us.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1014
When to recite: When rain becomes so heavy that harm is feared.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ
Transliteration: Allahumma inni as'aluka khayraha, wa khayra ma fiha, wa khayra ma ursilat bih, wa a'udhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma fiha, wa sharri ma ursilat bih.
Translation: O Allah, I ask You for its good, the good of what it contains and the good of what it has been sent with; and I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil of what it contains and the evil of what it has been sent with.
Source: Sahih Muslim 899
When to recite: When a strong wind blows or a storm approaches.
Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.