Abdullah ibn Zubayr (RA) used to say when he heard the thunder -

Dua for Thunder and Lightning in Arabic

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيْفَتِهِ

Dua for Thunder and Lightning English Transliteration

Subhaanal-lathee yusabbihur-ra'du bihamdihi wal-malaa'ikatu min kheefatihi

Dua for Thunder and Lightning English Translation

Glory is to Him Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him.

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

"حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ الْمَعْوَلِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ مَجَاعَةٌ، مَنْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ فَلاَ يَعْدِلَنَّ بِالأَكْبَادِ الْجَائِعَةِ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Hurayra said, ""There will be a famine at the end of time and whoever encounters it will not be just to those with hungry stomachs."" [Sahih (Albani). Adabul Mufrad: 560]

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Saying "Glory to Him Whose praise the Merciful proclaims by the lightning" helps Muslims remember Allah’s greatness and is one of the Islamic duas for protection.

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