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 اجْعَلْهَا رَحْمَةً وَلَا تَجْعَلْهَا عَذَابًا
O Allah, make it a mercy and do not make it a punishment.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا
O Allah, I ask You for its good and seek refuge in You from its evil.
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.
Hasan