WE RELATE FROM the book of at-Tirmidhī with a weak isnād from Ibn ‘Umar 
, who related that when the Messenger of Allah 
heard the sound of thunder or a thunderbolt he would say: “O Allah, do not kill us through Your anger and do not destroy us through Your punishment; and keep us well before that [can happen].” [1].
, who related that when the Messenger of Allah heard the sound of thunder or a thunderbolt he would say: “O Allah, do not kill us through Your anger and do not destroy us through Your punishment; and keep us well before that [can happen].” [1].
Allāhumma lā taqtulnā bi-ghaḍabik, wa lā tuhliknā bi-‘adhābik, wa ‘āfinā qabla dhālik.
We relate in the Muwaṭṭa’ with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād from ‘Abdullāh ibn az-Zubayr who reported that when the Messenger of Allah heard thunder he stopped talking and said: “Glory be to Him Whose praise the thunder and the angels celebrate, in fear of Him.” [2].Imam ash-Shāfi‘ī, may Allah have mercy on him, said in al-Umm with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād from Ṭāwūs, the great Tābi‘ī Imam 
, that he used to say upon hearing the thunder, “Glory be to the One you praise!”
who reported that when the Messenger of Allah heard thunder he stopped talking and said: “Glory be to Him Whose praise the thunder and the angels celebrate, in fear of Him.” [2].Imam ash-Shāfi‘ī, may Allah have mercy on him, said in al-Umm with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād from Ṭāwūs, the great Tābi‘ī Imam , that he used to say upon hearing the thunder, “Glory be to the One you praise!”
Subḥāna-lladhī yusabbiḥu-r-ra‘du bi-ḥamdihi wa-l-malā’ikatu min khīfatih.
Ash-Shāfi‘ī said that it was as though he were adhering to what Allah 
says: “And the thunder celebrates His praises, as do the angels, in fear of Him.” [3].
says: “And the thunder celebrates His praises, as do the angels, in fear of Him.” [3].
They mention that Ibn ‘Abbās said: “We were with ‘Umar on a journey. We experienced lightning, thunder and cold. Ka‘b told us: ‘Whoever says, when he hears thunder: Glory be to Him whose praise the thunder and the angels celebrate in fear of Him thrice will be protected from that thunder.’ We said it, and we were protected.” [4].
said: “We were with ‘Umar on a journey. We experienced lightning, thunder and cold. Ka‘b told us: ‘Whoever says, when he hears thunder: Glory be to Him whose praise the thunder and the angels celebrate in fear of Him thrice will be protected from that thunder.’ We said it, and we were protected.” [4].
Subḥāna man yusabbiḥu-r-ra‘du bi-ḥamdihi wa-l-malā’ikatu min khīfatih.
References
[1] At-Tirmidhī (3446).
[2] Al-Muwaṭṭa’ (2/992) and al-Futūḥāt (4/285). Ibn Ḥajar states that this hadith is mawqūf. It was reported by al-Bukhārī in al-Adab al-mufrad from Ismā‘īl ibn Abī Uways, who narrated it from Mālik.
[3] Qur’ān 13:13.
[4] Al-Futūḥāt (4/286). Ibn ‘Allān states that this hadith is reported by aṭ-Ṭabarānī. Ibn Ḥajar states that it is mawqūf with a ḥasan chain.