What to Say on Hearing Thunder
On hearing thunder, the Prophet used
to say: /allaahumma laa
taqtulnaa bi-ghaDabik(a), wa-laa
tuhliknaa bi-ahaabik(a), wa-aafinaa
qabla daalik/
Translation
(O Allah! Do not kill us with Your
torment. Grant us earlier security).
On hearing thunder, Abdullah
Ibn-Azzubair used to say:
/subhaanal-ladee yussabihur-ra’du bihamdih(i),
wal-malaa-ikatu min kheefatih(i)/
Translation
(“Exalted be He. The thunder hymneth
His praise and [so do] the angels for awe of Him”)
