Islamic Phrases

Dua When It Rains in Arabic

Allahumma Sayyiban Nafi'a

O Allah, make it a beneficial rain.

Meaning

Allahumma means "O Allah", sayyiban means "a rain that pours down", and nafi'a means "beneficial". Aisha reported that when the Prophet saw rain, he said this, and al-Bukhari recorded it. Rain is a mercy, and some hadiths count the time it falls among the times when dua is answered, so many Muslims make other duas while it rains. After rain, the Prophet taught that it should be credited to the bounty and mercy of Allah.

When to say it: Said when it starts to rain.

Also spelled Allahumma sayyiban nafian, Allahumma soyyiban nafi'an, Dua for rain, Rain dua, Dua when it rains.

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Other ways to write it

اللهم صيبا نافعا

Without vowel marks

مُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ

After the rain

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In other languages

Urdu
اے اللہ! اسے فائدہ مند بارش بنا دے۔
Indonesian
Ya Allah, jadikanlah hujan ini hujan yang bermanfaat.
Malay
Ya Allah, jadikanlah ia hujan yang bermanfaat.
Turkish
Allah'ım! Bunu faydalı bir yağmur kıl.
Persian
خدایا، آن را بارانی سودمند قرار ده.

Common questions

What do you say when it rains?

Say Allahumma sayyiban nafi'a, "O Allah, make it a beneficial rain". After it, say Mutirna bi-fadlillahi wa rahmatih, "we have been given rain by the bounty and mercy of Allah".

What is the dua when there is too much rain?

Allahumma hawalayna wa la 'alayna, "O Allah, around us and not upon us". The Prophet said it during a week of heavy rain in Madinah, and al-Bukhari recorded it.