Dhikr & Du'a · Through the day

The du'as for the home you are building

Match the du'a to the moment. There is the du'a you say to a couple just married, the husband's du'a over his wife at the start, and the words said quietly before intimacy. For a newborn there are the words of congratulation with their reply, and the Prophet's ﷺ own seeking of refuge for his grandchildren.

Recite the Arabic, lean on the transliteration while it is still new on your tongue, and read the meaning so your heart knows what you are asking for. None of these are long. Said with presence, each is the work of a breath.

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   Congratulating new parents (and the reply)

   Listen

   بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ، وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ، وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ. وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمُهَــــــنَّأُ فَيَقُولُ: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْراً، وَرَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَأَجْزَلَ ثَوَابَكَ

   Bārakallāhu laka fi ‘l-mawhūbi lak, wa shakarta ‘l-wāhib, wa balagha ashuddah, wa ruziqta birrah. The reply of the person being congratulated is to say:

   May Allah bless you with His gift to you, and may you (the new parent) give thanks, may the child reach the maturity of years, and may you be granted its righteousness. The reply of the person being congratulated is to say: May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and may Allah reward you well and bestow upon you its like and reward you abundantly

   sahihAn-Nawawi, al-Adhkarp

   The words to greet a new birth: a prayer that Allah bless the gift, that the parents give thanks, and that the child reach maturity in righteousness. The parent then replies, asking Allah to reward and bless the one who came to congratulate them.

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   Seeking refuge for a child

   Listen

   كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعوذ الحسن والحسين " أعيذكما بكلمات الله التامة ، من كل شيطان وهامة ، ومن كل عينِ لامة "

   The Prophet (ﷺ) used to seek Allah's protection for Al-Hasan and Al-Husain by saying:

   I seek protection for you in the Perfect Words of Allah from every devil and every beast, and from every envious blameworthy eye.

   sahihAl-Bukhari4/119

   The Prophet ﷺ would say this over his grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn, seeking their protection in the Perfect Words of Allah from every devil, every harmful creature, and every envious eye. A shield to keep over your own children.

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   For the newly married

   Listen

   بارَكَ اللّهُ لَك، وَبارَكَ عَلَـيْك، وَجَمَعَ بَيْـنَكُما في خَـيْر

   Bārakallāhu lak, wa bāraka `alayk, wa jama`a baynakumā fī khayr.

   May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and join you together in goodness.

   sahihAt-Tirmidhi 1/316

   What you say to a couple just married: that Allah bless each of them, pour His blessing over them, and join them together in goodness. The du'a to greet a new marriage with.

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   A husband's du'a over his wife

   Listen

   إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً، أَوْ إِذَا اشْتَرَى خَادِماً فَلْيَقُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَإِذَا اشْتَرَى بَعِيراً فَلْيَأْخُذْ بِذِرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ وَلْيَقُلْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

   When any of you marries a woman or purchases a maid-servant then let him say:

   When any of you marries a woman or purchases a maid-servant then let him say: O Allah, I ask You for the goodness of her, and the goodness upon which You have created her, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of her, and from the evil upon which You have created her. If you purchase a camel then take hold of the top of its hump and say the same.

   sahihAbu Dawud 2/248 and Ibn Majah 1/617

   Taught for the start of a marriage: asking Allah for the goodness in her and the goodness she was created upon, and seeking refuge from any evil in her or in her nature. A du'a of trust at the very beginning.

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   Before intimacy

   Listen

   بِسْمِ الله اللّهُـمَّ جَنِّبْنا الشَّيْـطانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّـيْطانَ ما رَزَقْـتَنا

   Bismillāh. Allāhumma jannibnash-Shayṭān, wa jannibish-Shayṭāna mā razaqtanā.

   With the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep the Devil away from us, and keep the Devil away from that which You provide for us.

   sahihAl-Bukhari 6/141, Muslim 2/1028

   Said quietly between husband and wife. The Prophet ﷺ taught that if a child is decreed from a union begun with these words, the shaytan will never be able to harm it.

Prophetic adhkar transcribed verbatim from Hisn al-Muslim (Sa'eed al-Qahtani) via sunnah.com; al-Bukhari and Muslim taken as sahih, jayyid/reliable as hasan. Recitation audio: the official Hisn al-Muslim audio (hisnmuslim.com) for the adhkar. Selection follows Hisn al-Muslim, with thanks to lifewithallah.com; framing is Buruja's own. FOR SCHOLAR REVIEW: confirm every Arabic text, reference, repetition count and grading before publication.