Duas for Rain
Rain is a mercy from Allah, and there are authentic words for each moment of it: when it falls, after it stops, when asking Allah for rain (Istisqa), and on hearing thunder. Each dua below includes its Arabic text, transliteration, meaning and source.
5 authentic duas
اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
Mutirna bifadlillahi wa rahmatihi
We have been given rain by the grace of Allah and His mercy.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا مَرِيعًا نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِلٍ
Allahumma asqina ghayathan mughithan mari'an mari'an nafi'an ghayra darrin 'ajilan ghayra ajil
O Allah, send upon us rain that is beneficial, wholesome, abundant, and nourishing — not harmful — and soon, not delayed.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِنَا
Allahumma asqina, Allahumma asqina, Allahumma asqina
O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.
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HASANMuwatta Imam Malik · Hadith 3/154سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ
Subhanal-ladhi yusabbihur-ra'du bihamdihi wal-mala'ikatu min khifatih
How perfect is He whom the thunder glorifies with His praise, as do the angels out of fear of Him.
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