اللَّهُمَّ سُقْيَا رَحْمَةٍ وَلَا سُقْيَا عَذَابٍ وَلَا بَلَاءٍ وَلَا هَدْمٍ وَلَا غَرَقٍ
Allahumma suqya rahmatin wa la suqya 'adhabin wa la bala'in wa la hadmin wa la gharaq
O Allah, let it be rain of mercy, not rain of punishment, nor calamity, nor destruction, nor flooding.
Rain comes in two forms: suqya rahmah (watering of mercy — gentle, life-giving) and suqya 'adhab (watering of punishment — floods, destruction, as with the people of Nuh). This du'a explicitly asks for the first and seeks refuge from the second. Four specific harms are named: punishment, calamity, building destruction, and drowning — covering every way rain can turn deadly.
Related Du'as
مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا
O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ
O Allah, I ask You for the good that Your servant and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from the evil that Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلَا عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الْآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَبُطُونِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ
O Allah, around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the hills, the elevated lands, the valleys, and the places where trees grow.
Sahih