Please provide the reference and Arabic text of this du’a to recite when a storm is approaching:
‘O Allah, we seek refuge in You from the evil of that with which it is sent’
Answer:
Imams Ibn Majah, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Nasai (rahimahumullah) have recorded this as part of a longer narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite this du’a when he would see clouds approaching on the horizon.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3889, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 29833 and As Sunanul Kubra, Hadith: 1842)
Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah) has graded the Hadith authentic (sahih).
(Annotations on Musannaf, Hadith: 29833)
Arabic text of the du’a:
اللهم إنا نعوذ بك من شر ما أرسل به
Allahumma inna na’udu bika min sharri ma ursila bihi
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And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar