{"_id":"68a7473b77fc59888b61c19a","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How should Muslims respond to rain, storms, and natural phenomena, and what is their significance?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What should Muslims do when it rains, during hurricanes or natural disasters, or when there is thunder? What do we believe causes thunder in Islam? Also, what are good resources to learn about the Islamic perspective on stars, planets, and the universe?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Rain\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nRain is considered a mercy from Allah. The Prophet ﷺ would uncover part of his body so rain could touch it, saying: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Because it has just come from the Lord.” (Muslim)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nHe would make duʿā when it rained:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Allāhumma ṣayyyiban nāfiʿā\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“O Allah, (make it) a beneficial rain.” (Bukhārī)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Thunder or storms\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe Qur’an says:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“And the thunder glorifies His praise, as do the angels, out of awe of Him.” \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/13/13\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"(Qur’an 13:13)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nThe duʿā when hearing thunder:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Subḥāna alladhī yusabbiḥu al-raʿdu bi-ḥamdihī wal-malā’ikatu min khīfatih\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Glory be to the One Whom the thunder glorifies with His praise, and the angels too out of fear of Him.” (Muwatta’ Mālik)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Hurricanes or natural disasters\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nA believer should:\\nSeek refuge in Allah with duʿā and prayer.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Reflect that such events are reminders of our weakness before Allah’s power.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Help others, if possible, since aiding those in hardship is among the greatest deeds.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Make duʿā such as:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"اللَّهُمَّ إني أسألك خيرها وخير ما فيها، وأعوذ بك من شرها وشر ما فيها\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayrahā wa khayra mā fīhā, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharrihā wa sharri mā fīhā\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“O Allah, I ask You for its goodness and the goodness within it, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil within it.”\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Stars and planets\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe Qur’an says stars were created for:\\nDecoration of the sky: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“We have adorned the nearest heaven with the beauty of the stars.” \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/37/6\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"(37:6)\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Navigation: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“…and by the stars they are guided.” \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/16/16\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"(16:16)\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe heavens and planets are signs for us to reflect on Allah’s greatness: \\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, are signs for people of understanding.” \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/3/190\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"(3:190)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":109},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":68}],"createdOn":"2025-08-21T16:20:11.752Z"}