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so that they may be touched by it⦗1⦘. If the waters swell and harm is feared, it is recommended to say: “O Allah, let it fall around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the ridges, the knolls, the valley beds, and the places where trees grow. Our Lord, do not burden us with what we have no strength to bear” (2:286).
(1) In manuscript “M” the reading is: "li-yusibahuma al-matar" (so that rain may fall on them), whereas in manuscript “J” the word "al-matar" (rain) is crossed out.
ليصيبها١ وإذا زادت المياه وخيف منها سن أن يقول: اللهم حوالينا ولا علينا اللهم على الظراب والآكام وبطون الأودية ومنابت الشجر, ﴿رَبَّنَا وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ﴾ الآية.
١ في "م": "ليصيبهما المطر", أما في "ج" فضرب على كلمة المطر.