Dua When It Rains
“(Allahumma) sayyiban nafi'a” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 1032. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
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.
About this dua
Narrated by A’ishah: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw rain he would say this. Some printed editions of Sahih al-Bukhari, and the popular Hisn al-Muslim, give it as “Allahumma sayyiban nafi‘a”.
Other wording and related dhikr
Wording in Sunan an-Nasa’i 1523
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
Allahummaj'alhu sayyiban nafi'a.
O Allah, make it a beneficial, abundant rain.
Source: Sunan an-Nasa’i 1523 (graded sahih by al-Albani)
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1032
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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