8. Ṣalāh for Rain (Istisqāʾ)
٨۔ كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ
from his father, that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would hear the sound of thunder and lightning bolts, he would say: “O Allah, do not kill us with Your wrath, and do not destroy us with Your punishment, and pardon us before that (Allāhumma lā taqtulnā bi-ghaḍabika wa lā tuhliknā bi-ʿadhābika wa ʿāfinā qabla dhālik).” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3450)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَمِعَ الرَّعْدَ وَالصَّوَاعِقَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
[Machine] And glorified is Allah, who causes the thunder to praise Him, and the angels from their fear of Him. Then He says, "Indeed, this is a severe threat for the people of the earth."
وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْوَعِيدَ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ شَدِيدٌ
[Machine] As if he is going towards the saying of Allah, "And the thunder exalts [ Allah ] with praise of Him" (Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13).
كَأَنَّهُ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ} [الرعد 13]