Please provide the reference for this du’a to be recited when experiencing drought:
O Allah! Grant us rain which will replenish us, torrential, fertilizing and profitable, not injurious, granting it now without delay.
Answer:
Imam Abu Dawud (rahimahullah) and others have recorded this narration on the authority Sayyiduna Jabir ibn Abdillah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). Some people had complained to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding a drought they were experiencing. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) instructed them to recite the following du’a:
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا مُغِيثًا، مَرِيئًا مَرِيعًا، نَافِعًا غَيْرَ ضَارٍّ، عَاجِلًا غَيْرَ آجِلٍ
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 1162. Declared authentic by Imam Ibn Khuzaymah and Imam Hakim. Hafiz Dhahabi concurs. Sahih Ibn khuzaymah, Hadith: 1416, Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 1 pg. 327)
Transliteration
Allahumas qina ghaythan mughitha, mari an mari’a, nafi’an ghayra darrin, ‘ajilan ghayra ajil
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar