Supplication upon seeing lightning
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His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the supplication reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) upon seeing lightning?
Nothing has been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this.But they mentioned from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): (That whoever says: Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi [Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him] upon seeing lightning, will not be struck by a lightning bolt), and there is no room for opinion in a report like this. Ibn Abbas is, among the hadith scholars, one of those known for taking from the Children of Israel. And they stipulated a condition for a report traced to the Prophet in such matters: that the Companion not be one of those known for taking from the Children of Israel.
However, what the scholars of terminology said about this is questionable; because Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) rebuked those who take from the Children of Israel, as in Sahih al-Bukhari. So how could he rebuke people while he himself takes from them? That is far-fetched.
It is said: If the report from Ibn Abbas in this matter is authentic, then you say upon seeing lightning: Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi [Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him].
As for thunder, Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr used to break off the hadith and say: [Glory be to Him who causes the thunder to glorify Him with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him].
Nothing has been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this.But they mentioned from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): (That whoever says: Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi [Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him] upon seeing lightning, will not be struck by a lightning bolt), and there is no room for opinion in a report like this. Ibn Abbas is, among the hadith scholars, one of those known for taking from the Children of Israel. And they stipulated a condition for a report traced to the Prophet in such matters: that the Companion not be one of those known for taking from the Children of Israel.
However, what the scholars of terminology said about this is questionable; because Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) rebuked those who take from the Children of Israel, as in Sahih al-Bukhari. So how could he rebuke people while he himself takes from them? That is far-fetched.
It is said: If the report from Ibn Abbas in this matter is authentic, then you say upon seeing lightning: Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi [Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him].
As for thunder, Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr used to break off the hadith and say: [Glory be to Him who causes the thunder to glorify Him with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him].