"SUNNAHS OF RAIN"

"SUNNAHS OF RAIN"

When referring to rain, Allah Ta’ala has mentioned dual purpose. In one verse, He says: “And he is the One who sends the winds ahead of his mercy” i.e, rain (Surah Furqan, verse:48)

O Allah! I beseech thee for the good of it, the good in it, the good that it brings, and I seek refuge in you from its evil, the evil that’s in it and the evil that comes with it.

(Sahih Muslim, hadith: 2082 )

Thereafter, if it rained calmly, he would become relieved to such an extent that he would even go into the rain, open his chest or any part of his body and let the rain fall on his body so as to take blessing from it. Upon enquiry, Rasulullah (sallallahu’alaihi wasallam) said: “Indeed it (the rain) has just recently come from my lord.” (Sahih Muslim Hadith: 2080)

DUA AT THE TIME OF RAIN

اللهم صَيبًا نافِعا

Allahumma sayyiban nafi’a

Translation:

O Allah! let it be a beneficial downpour.

(Sahih Bukhari, hadith: 1032)

Duás are accepted at the time of rain: Sunnan Abu Dawud Hadith 2533; Mustadrak Hakim vol.2 pg.114-Hadith 2535. This Hadith has been classified as Sahih by Imams Hakim, Dhahabiy-ibid and al-Shawkani; Tufat al-Dhakirin pg.69. Also refer to al-Adhkar of Imam Nawawi)

In some countries, the masses are so aware of this, that when it rains you will see people standing and making du’a, from wherever they may be.

SubhanAllah Let Us Follow Sunnah in Every Matter Of Our Life