520. Dua for Rain

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Ayesha (RA) said that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say when he saw rain -

Dua for Rain in Arabic

اَللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا

Dua for Rain English Transliteration

Allaahumma sayyiban naafi'an

Dua for Rain English Translation

O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds.

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ـ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى الْمَطَرَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا ‏" ‏‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَعُقَيْلٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ‏.‏

Translation

Narrated Aisha: Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw the rain, he used to say, "O Allah! Let it be a strong fruitful rain." [Bukhari: 1032]

Frequently Ask & Question

Dua during rain is one of the special times when Islamic dua is answered. Prophet Muhammad taught that prayer in rain is not rejected. Many Muslims make dua in islam at this moment.

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