اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
Allahumma la taqtulna bi-ghadabika wa la tuhlikna bi-'adhabika wa 'afina qabla dhalik
O Allah, do not kill us with Your anger, do not destroy us with Your punishment, and grant us safety before that.
The Prophet ﷺ would say this during severe storms. Storms remind us of the nations destroyed by wind and rain — 'Ad, Thamud, the people of Lut. When the weather turns violent, it is a moment to remember that what we call "natural disasters" are, in the Quran, divine judgments on disobedient peoples. This du'a asks: don't let this storm be that.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain.
Sahihسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ
Glory be to Him whom thunder glorifies with His praise, and so do the angels out of fear of Him.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا رَحْمَةً وَلَا تَجْعَلْهَا عَذَابًا
O Allah, make it a mercy and do not make it a punishment.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا
O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief.
Sahih