اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا
O Allah, relieve us. O Allah, relieve us. O Allah, relieve us.
Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā, Allāhumma aghithnā.
Reference
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that on a Friday a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), as he stood giving the sermon, to pray for rain, and he raised his hands and said:
- Bukhārī 1014 · 2/28
- Bukhārī 2/28
- Muslim 2/612
Explanation
Aghithnā comes from ghawth, meaning help in distress. Here it is a plea to Allah for rain after the man said that possessions were perishing and the roads were cut. Anas states that no cloud could be seen, yet a cloud like a shield rose, spread across the sky and rained. Al-Nawawī notes that the words were said three times, which shows it is recommended to repeat a supplication three times. Ibn Ḥajar describes Allah’s answer as a sign of prophethood.
- Sharḥ al-Nawawī ʿalā Muslim 6/192
- Fatḥ al-Bārī 2/507