Nature
Fortress Of The Muslim
61. During A Wind Storm
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهاَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا
Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka khayrahaa, wa 'a'oothu bika min sharrihaa.
O Allah, I ask You for the good of it and seek refuge in You against its evil.
Reference: Abu Dawud 4/326, Ibn Majah 2/1228. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 2/305.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا اُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا اُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ
Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka kthayrahaa, wa khayra maa feehaa, wa khayra maa 'ursilat bihi wa a'oothu bika min sharrihaa, wa sharri maa feehaa, wa sharri maa 'ursilat bihi.
O Allah, I ask You for the good of it, for the good of what it contains, and for the good of what is sent with it. I seek refuge in You from the evil of it, from the evil of what it contains, and from the evil that is sent with it.
Reference: Muslim 2/616, Al-Bukhari 4/76.
62. Upon Hearing Thunder
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ
Subhaanal-lathee yusabbihur-ra'du bihamdihi walmalaa'ikatu min kheefatihi.
Glory is to Him Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him.
Reference: Whenever Abdullah bin Zubair (RA) would hear thunder, he would abandon all conversation and say this supplication. See Al-Muwatta' 2/992. It was graded authentic by Al-Albani as a statement of Abdullah bin Zubayr only.
63. For Rain
اللّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثاً مُغِيثاً مَرِيئاً مَرِيعاً، نَافِعاً غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ، عَاجِلاً غَيْرَ آجِلٍ
Allaahumma 'asqinaa ghaythan mugheethan maree'an maree'an, naafi'an ghayradhaarrin, 'aajilan ghayra 'aajilin.
O Allah, shower upon us abundant rain, beneficial not harmful, swiftly and not delayed.
Reference: Abu Dawud 1/303. See also Al-Albani SahihAbu Dawud 1/216.
اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا
Allaahumma 'aghithnaa, Allaahumma 'aghithnaa, Allaahumma 'aghithnaa.
O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain. O Allah, send us rain.
Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 2/613.
اللّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ، وَبَهَائِمَكَ، وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ، وَأَحْيِي بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ
Allaahum-masqi 'ibaadaka, wa bahaa'imaka, wanshur rahmataka, wa 'ahyi baladakal-mayyita
O Allah, give water to Your slaves, and Your livestock, and spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land.
Reference: Abu Dawud 1/305. Al-Albani graded it good in Sahih Abu Dawud 1/218.
64. When It Rains
اللّهُمَّ صَيِّباً نَافِعاً
Allaahumma sayyiban naafi'an
O Allah, (bring) beneficial rain clouds.
Reference: Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 2/518.
65. After Rainfall
مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
Mutirnaa bifadhlillaahi wa rahmatihi.
It has rained by the bounty of Allah and His mercy
Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/205, Muslim 1/83.
66. Asking For Clear Skies
اللّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ، وَبُطُونِ الأَوْدِيَةِ، وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ
Allaahumma hawaalaynaa wa laa 'alaynaa. Allaahumma 'alal-'aakaami wadh-dhiraabi, wa butoonil-'awdiyati, wa manaabitish-shajari.
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.
Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/224, Muslim 1/614
67. Upon Sighting The Crescent Moon
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالَأمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالِإسْلَامِ، وَالتَّوْفِيقِِ لِمَا تُحِبُّ رَبَّنَا وَتَرْضَى، رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
Allaahu 'Akbar, Allaahumma 'ahillahu 'alayna bil'amni wal'eemaani, wassalaamati wal-'Islaami, wattawfeeqi limaa tuhibbu Rabbanaa wa tardhaa, Rabbunaa wa Rabbukallaahu.
Allah is the Most Great. O Allah, bring us the new moon with security and Faith, with peace and in Islam, and in harmony with what our Lord loves and what pleases Him. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Reference: At-Tirmidhi 5/504, Ad-Darimi 1/336. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/157.
76. Upon Seeing The Early Or Premature Fruit
اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
Allahumma baarik lanaa fee thamarinaa , wa baarik lanaa fee madeenatinaa wa baarik lanaa fee saa'inaa, wa baarik lanaa fee muddinaa.
O Allah, bless our fruit for us, bless our town for us, bless our Sa' for us and bless our Mudd for us.(Sa' and Mudd are both dry measures used for agricultural produce by the Arabs in the Prophet's time.)
Reference: Muslim 2/1000 (Sa' and Mudd are both dry measures used for agricultural produce by the Arabs in the Prophet's time. Of the two, the So.' was the larger measure.) (Translator).
110. Upon Hearing A Rooster Crow Or The Braying Of A Donkey
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكاً وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَاناً - أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيـمِ
'A 'oothu billaahi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem.
When you hear the cock's crow, ask Allah for His favor upon you for surely it has seen an angel. When you hear the bray of a donkey, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for surely it has seen a devil.
Reference: Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 6/350, Muslim 4/2092.
111. Upon Hearing The Barking Of Dogs At Night
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الْكِلاَبِ وَنَهِيقَ الْحَمِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُنَّ؛ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرَيْنَ مَا لاَ تَرَوْنَ - أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيـمِ
'A 'oothu billaahi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem.
When you hear a dog barking or a donkey braying in the night, then seek refuge in Allah from them, for surely they have seen what you see not.
Reference: Abu Dawud 4/327, Ahmad 3/306.