Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam At The Time Of A Storm

Hadhrat Aishah Radhiyallahu anha relates that whenever a strong wind bringing dense clouds started blowing, Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam’s face turned pale with the fear of Allah Ta’ala. He became restive and would go in and out with perturbation, and would recite the following prayer:

“O Allah! I ask of You the good of this wind, the good of that which is in this wind, and the good of that which is the outcome of this wind. I seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, from the evil of that which is in this wind, and from the evil of that which is the outcome of this wind.”

She says:

“And further when it began to rain, signs of delight appeared on his face. I said to him once, ‘O Rasulullah! When clouds appear everybody is happy as they foretell rain, but why is it that I see you so much perturbed at that time?’ He replied, ‘O Aishah! How can I feel secure that this wind does not portend Allah’s Wrath? The people of A’ad were punished with the wind. They were happy when they beheld the gathering dense clouds, believing that they brought rain; but actually those clouds brought no rain but utter destruction to ‘A’ad.”

Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam was obviously referring to the following verses of the Qur’an Majeed:

“Then, when they (A’ad) beheld a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said: “Here is a cloud bringing us rain.” Nay, but it is that very calamity which you did seek to hasten, a wind wherein is grievous penalty, destroying all things by commandment of its Rab. And they became so that nothing was seen (of them) except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the sinful nation.”

What Hadhrat Anas Radhiyallaho anhu used to do when a storm approached:

Hadhrat Nadhr-bin-Abdullah relates:

“One day while Hadhrat Anas Radhiyallahu anhu was alive, it became very dark during the day time. I went to him and said, “Did you ever see much a thing in Rasulullah’s time?” He replied, “I seek refuge in Allah! In those days if the breeze grew a little stronger than normal, we would hasten towards the Masjid, fearing the approach of the Last Day.”

Hadhrat Abu Darda Radhiyallahu anhu narrates:

“Whenever there was a storm, Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam would get perturbed and would go to the Masjid.”

(Source: Fazaail-e-A’maal)