529. Dua to Stop the Rain

اَللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اَللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ، وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ

Dua to Stop the Rain English Transliteration

Allaahumma hawaalaynaa wa laa 'alaynaa. Allaahumma 'alal-'aakaami wadh-dhiraabi, wa butoonil-'awdiyati, wa manaabitish-shajar

Dua to Stop the Rain English Translation

O Allah, let it pass us and not fall upon us, but upon the hills and mountains, and the center of the valleys, and upon the forested lands.

ReferenceHasan (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1/218

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

اَللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اَللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ، وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ

Translation

Anas bin Malik narrated: When the Prophet (ﷺ) was afflicted with excessive rain, he would say: "O Allah, (let it be) around us and not upon us. O Allah, (let it fall) upon the hills and small mountains, and the bottoms of the valleys, and the places where trees grow." [Allaahumma hawaalaynaa wa laa 'alaynaa. Allaahumma 'alal-'aakaami wadh-dhiraabi, wa butoonil-'awdiyati, wa manaabitish-shajar.] حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: أَصَابَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَنَةٌ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَالنَّاسُ جُلُوسٌ، إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَلَكَ الْمَالُ، وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ يُغِيثُنَا، فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ، وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ» Abu Dawud 1171 Graded Hasan by Al-Albani

Frequently Asked Questions

When the rain got too much, the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would say: “Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna; Allahumma 'ala al-akami wa'z-zirabi, wa butun al-awdiyah wa manabit ash-shajar.” This means: “O Allah, (let the rain fall) around us and not on us, O Allah, (let it fall on) the small mountains and hillocks, valleys, and where trees grow.” This is a well-known dua to stop rain when it becomes heavy and causes problems.

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