اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا رَحْمَةً وَلَا تَجْعَلْهَا عَذَابًا
Allahummaj'alha rahmatan wa la taj'alha 'adhaba
O Allah, make it a mercy and do not make it a punishment.
The simplest rain du'a — just two requests. The same rain that grows your food can flood your home. The same wind that cools you can destroy your roof. Weather has dual potential, and this du'a asks for the merciful version. It is the believer's filter on every natural phenomenon: "Let this be from Your mercy, not from Your anger." Applied to all weather events — storms, heatwaves, cold snaps.
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مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
O Allah, do not kill us with Your anger, do not destroy us with Your punishment, and grant us safety before that.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا
O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain. O Allah, give us rain.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain.
Sahih