The ruling on one who is struck by lightning and dies, and what is obligatory upon one who witnesses it

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The sisters from Yemen say: When the rains come, lightning strikes occur by the permission of Allah, and some people pass away. Here, they say that this is due to the jinn, because they kill on the side of the person; so the lightning strikes by the permission of Allah, the jinn flee, and it hits the person. Is this correct? And what are the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) that you advise us to say when that happens? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This statement is incorrect. Lightning strikes whom Allah wills to strike, and he dies from the strike. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: So being struck by lightning is by Allah's permission; a person is struck by lightning and dies. This is a strike caused by the lightning hitting him, and the jinn have no part in it. When a person sees or hears this lightning, he should supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for safety, asking Him to protect him from its evil and to shield him from it. Yes.