The ruling on what is done when rain falls and thunder is heard

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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner:
We ask your permission, our honorable Shaykh, to ask these questions that have reached us from our dear brothers, the listeners. This questioner sent his question, saying: What must a Muslim do when rain falls, or when he hears thunder, or sees lightning?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. Rain is a blessing from among the blessings of Allah upon His servants. Allah the Exalted said:

[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].

الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

[Al-Baqarah 2:22]

And Allah the Exalted said:

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً مُّبَارَكًا فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ جَنَّاتٍ وَحَبَّ الْحَصِيدِ

[Qaf 50:9]

So it is a great blessing and a sign from the signs of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, indicating His mercy, His favor, His greatness, and His power, Glorified and Exalted is He.
And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when rain would fall, would say: "O Allah, send it down as a beneficial rain." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when rain would fall, would uncover part of his body so that the rain would touch it. Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Rain fell upon us while we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)

his garment until the rain touched him. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, why did you do this?" He said: "Because it is newly created by its Lord."

ثوبه حتى أصابه من المطر فقلنا يا رسول الله لما صنعت هذا؟ قال لأنه حديث عهد بربه

So this is pure and blessed water. Allah the Exalted said:

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً مُّبَارَكًا فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ جَنَّاتٍ وَحَبَّ الْحَصِيدِ

[Qaf 50:9]

And He, the Exalted, said:

and We send down from the sky pure water

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً طَهُورًا

[Al-Furqan 25:48]

And when thunder is heard, the Muslim says: "Glory be to Him who glorifies the thunder with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him," as established from Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. Yes.

Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7539 — youtube.com (0:54)

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