The Prophet ﷺ saw every natural event as a sign from Allah. Rain was a mercy to welcome, wind was a force to seek refuge from, and thunder was a reminder of His power.
Live the Sunnah with the elements: When it rains, expose yourself to it briefly and say Allāhumma ṣayyiban nāfiʿā. When wind blows hard, seek refuge as the Prophet ﷺ did. When thunder cracks, glorify Allah. These duas turn weather from background noise into worship.
Dua 1
When it rains
As rain falls
اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
Allāhumma ṣayyiban nāfiʿā.
O Allah, make it a beneficial rain.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1032 — narrated by ʿĀʾishah.
Rain is a mercy from Allah. The Prophet ﷺ would expose part of his body to the rain, saying it has just come from its Lord.
Dua 2
After it rains
Once the rain stops
مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
Muṭirnā bi-faḍli llāhi wa raḥmatih.
We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 846, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 71.
The Prophet ﷺ forbade attributing rain to stars or seasons. The rain comes only from Allah's mercy.
Allāhumma ḥawālaynā wa lā ʿalaynā, Allāhumma ʿala l-ākāmi wa ẓ-ẓirābi wa buṭūni l-awdiyati wa manābiti sh-shajar.
O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the hills, the elevated ground, the valleys, and the places where trees grow.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1014, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 897.
After a week of rain, a man asked the Prophet ﷺ to pray for it to stop. He made this dua, and the clouds parted around Madinah and moved to the surrounding hills.
Subḥāna lladhī yusabbiḥu r-raʿdu bi-ḥamdihī wa l-malāʾikatu min khīfatih.
Glory is to Him whom thunder glorifies with His praise, and so do the angels out of fear of Him.
al-Muwaṭṭaʾ of Mālik 2/992. ʿAbdullāh ibn az-Zubayr would stop speaking when he heard thunder and recite this.
“The thunder glorifies His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him” (Quran 13:13). Thunder is not random noise — it is creation worshipping its Creator.
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka khayrahā, wa khayra mā fīhā, wa khayra mā ursilat bih, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharrihā, wa sharri mā fīhā, wa sharri mā ursilat bih.
O Allah, I ask You for the good of this wind, the good of what is in it, and the good of what it has been sent with. And I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil of what is in it, and the evil of what it has been sent with.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 899 — narrated by ʿĀʾishah.
The Prophet ﷺ became anxious at strong wind or dark clouds — not from fear of weather, but from awareness that wind destroyed previous nations (like ʿĀd).
Dua 6
When sighting the new moon
On seeing the hilāl (crescent) at the start of a new Islamic month