اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ
Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna. Allahumma 'alal-akami wadh-dhirabi wa butunul-awdiyati wa manabitish-shajar
O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the hills, the elevated lands, the valleys, and the places where trees grow.
During a Friday sermon, a man asked the Prophet ﷺ to pray for rain — and it rained for a full week without stopping. The next Friday, the same man complained about flooding. So the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands and made this du'a — redirecting the rain to where it would benefit the land without flooding the city. Anas (RA) said: "I saw the clouds breaking apart as if by command."
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ
O Allah, I ask You for its good, the good within it, and the good it was sent with. And I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil within it, and the evil it was sent with.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا مَرِيئًا مَرِيعًا نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِلٍ
O Allah, send us rain that is helpful, productive, wholesome, beneficial and not harmful, soon and not delayed.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ وَبَهَائِمَكَ وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ وَأَحْيِ بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ
O Allah, give water to Your servants and Your animals, spread Your mercy, and revive Your dead land.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain.
Sahih