Dua for Family & Marriage

7 authentic duas from Hisn al-Muslim, with Arabic text and translation.

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7 duas

Dua for Parents

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbir hamhuma kama rabbayanee sagheera

My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.

Reference: Surah Al-Isra 17:24

Dua for Newly Married Couple

Dua for Family & Marriage

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ

Barakallahu laka wa baraka 'alayka wa jama'a baynakuma fee khayr

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

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawood 2130

Dua for a Newborn Child

Dua for Family & Marriage

أُعِيذُكَ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

U'eethuka bikalimatillahit-tammati min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah

I seek refuge for you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every harmful, envious eye.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3371

Congratulations for new parents and how they should respond

Dua for Family & Marriage

((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)).

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

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim

How to seek Allah's protection for children

Dua for Family & Marriage

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعَوِّذُ الحَسَنَ وَالحُسَينَ رضي الله عنهما ((أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لاَمَّةٍ)).

(Ibn AAabbas related that the Messenger of Allah used to commend Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn to Allah’s protection, saying:(I commend you two to the protection of Allah’s perfect words from every devil, vermin, and every evil eye.))

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim

Invocation for the groom

Dua for Family & Marriage

((بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ)).

(May Allah bless for you (your spouse) and bless you, and may He unite both of you in goodness.)

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim

Invocation to be recited before intercourse

Dua for Family & Marriage

((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا)).

(In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep the devil away from us and keep the devil away from what you have blessed us with.)

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim