اَللَّهُمَّ عَلَى ظُهُوْرِ الْجِبَالِ وَالْآكَامِ وَبُطُوْنِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ
Transliteration
Allaahumma ‘alaa dhuhuril jibaali wal aakaami wa butunil awdiyati wa manaabitish shajari
Translation
O Allah! (Let it rain) on the summit of the mountain, plateau, where a variety of plants grow in the Valley.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي، وَتَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ. فَدَعَا اللَّهَ، فَمُطِرْنَا مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، تَهَدَّمَتِ الْبُيُوتُ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ السُّبُلُ وَهَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى ظُهُورِ الْجِبَالِ وَالآكَامِ وَبُطُونِ الأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ " . فَانْجَابَتْ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ انْجِيَابَ الثَّوْبِ.
Translation
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off; so please invoke Allah." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday. Then a man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the livestock are destroyed." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O Allah ! (Let it rain) on the tops of the mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off. [Bukhari: 1019]
Ask Allah for plenty of rain that helps everyone. Bring mercy to the land. Say this dua during drought to get relief and blessings for people and animals.
Say Allahumma hawalaina wala alaina. This asks Allah to send rain to mountains and valleys. Not to places where it will hurt people.
Say Allahumma alal akaami wal dhiraabi wa butunil awdiyati wa mana bitish shajar. This asks Allah to move rain away from people. Send it to hills and valleys instead.
It is called Al-Istisqa. Muslims pray this when there is not enough rain. It is Sunnah. You can make this dua from the Quran anytime to ask Allah for rain.
Yes. Making dua during rain is a special time. The Prophet taught us prayers are not turned away when it rains. So ask Allah for help and mercy.